My epiphany on the nose wheel snubber I took mine off (along with the rudder pedals) in our recently completed overhaul.
Over the last few weekends, I did some cross-wind practice. I found that, in the initial moments of touch-down, the plane handled better, now, than it previously had handled with rudder pedals. Watching a video of my landings, I could see why. I came in nose high, as I always do. With the snubber in place, my nose wheel would not touch until after the mains. So, although I would be on the ground, I would not yet have nose wheel steering until I got the nose down. But, watching my landings now, I can see that, although I land nice, slow, and nose-high, I still do three-point landings, so I have authoritative steering from the moment of touch-down. It is great! Dave Winters
