William R. Bayne wrote:
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>
> Hi Glen,
>
> Which earlier posts do you refer to that advocate keeping the nose
> wheel in the air for any length of time while the mains are on the
> ground? I went back through all the recent messages, and in this
> regard, only the one from John Martin and Kevin Gassert stand
> out...John says he does and Kevin says he doesn't.
>
> When John describes landing "nose high" I believe he is speaking from
> the pilot's cockpit perspective, and that, in fact, his fully extended
> nose strut is on the ground and giving him normal steering authority
> almost instantaneously just like everyone else.
William,
Odd...I haven't received a copy of my email and here you are
discussing it...hmmm.
Anyway, my point about landing nose high was to indicate I don't
land flat, that is, on the mains and nose gear at the same time. I hold
off until the mains touch, then either allow the nose gear to contact as
the speed drops, or in a crosswind, push the nose over gently, but quickly.
That being said, I wonder if actually the nose gear IS contacting
the ground at about the same time as the mains and I don't feel it
(heh...those greaser landings) and what I feel as contact is simply the
nose gear compressing to its limit.
If I can find someone with a camera I'll run a few test landings,
but it won't be for at least 2 weeks.
Regards,
John
N272
'46 C
