> #$#$#$#$#$#$#$##$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$# > > To the net. > > Mike was 100% correct. Haveing 3 pointed my taildragger 3 time now, you > have to come down a little nose down, and wheel land. And yes put some > down in after you land, classic wheel landing stuff. He was right to say > you can have to nose up abit on the tri gear, to 1 help slow you down, and > 2 to make sure you hit the mains first and not the nose first. I have the > original retracts and there seems to be about a 2 foot height difference > sitting on the ground. It is not a full 2 feet but you get the drift. > With my plane sitting soooo low to the ground, I feel like I get 2 ground > effects(affects) whatever. Sunday morning I got in the plane N395JT and > circled the airport for about 15 minutes. all temps were good and I > headed south to Casa Grande to show the owner that the plane did fly. The > landing was very... and I mean very smooth. The plane flew alot better > than mine. Solid in the air and I could fly hands off for about 20 > seconds. A life time in mine. The doc and I chatted for abit and I took > off, circled once for a flyby, and back to my port. Another good landing, > a little fast but good brakes are good. I packed my stuff in the > passenger seat and headed to Payson AZ, 9000 and 45 minutes later I passed > Payson and headed to Holbrook AZ. I landed with about 2 gallons left. > Talk to Bob Glidden, gassed up and headed to Grants NM. Topped off and > slugged my way off the runway @ 6700 ft. I had about 3 ft per minute > climb until I got the airspeed up to about 120. A 45 minute flight to > Sandia airpark in Edgewood NM. and landed on a long bumpy 30 foot wide > strip of something called a runway. Shut it down, talked to the new > owner, 5.5 hours 5 landing later all in the same day. Then to the BBQ. > The new Owner Tom Thomas is friends with a prof MMA Fighter called Cowboy. > Don something, ill have to look it up. the next day today I drove his > truck to Las Cruces with one of his farm hands. Picked up his other plane > a Pereditor Ultra Pup. I'm going to help fix that up. Drove all day and > 38 hours later back home..... > > Good night > > Lee Van Dyke
> Lee, > > I did not understand that stuff that Mike was saying about being able to > get > in a higher angle of attack because of not having the tail wheel back > there. > Maybe a little, but really? I think it is the difference in the planes > rather than the configuration. I have never landed a tri-cycle gear KR, > but > I'll bet it is just like the tail wheel low landing in the conventional, > being careful to not get too aggressive on the forward stick. > > I know that I use forward stick when the mains touch, to kill the lift. > Sometimes I get pretty aggressive about it, but you have made so many more > landings than I have, that I'll bet you won't have any problem with it. > > Good luck. Let us know how it goes and what the difference is after you > have experienced it in person. I am really curious. > >
