I probably have 2000 hours in tailwheel airplanes. Almost 800in a KR 2. I also own a bellanca cruiseair tailwheel have a lot of time in a Luscombe ,T craft and a couple of other tailwheel airplanes. I could probably count how many main wheel landings I have done on both hands. For those that do not know me I've been down six times in a KR 2 everyone of those I did a three point Landing to get it shut down. I can guarantee you if I'd had to land on the mains on two of those that I would not have gotten stopped in the time that I had. Everybody has their own ideas of how to land an airplane. The slower the better in an emergency. On the mains is not as slow as three point. I know this is going to bring up a big debate. But as Mark says when you need to get stop fast there's only one way to do it.
Sent from my iPhone > On Feb 20, 2014, at 8:56 AM, Larry&Sallie Flesner <flesner at frontier.com> > wrote: > > At 06:35 AM 2/20/2014, you wrote: >> Doran Jaffas wrote: >> >> >In the three point Landing configuration is anyone have any knowledge of >> the optimum angle of attack for the KR two standard? >> ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > > > I think Mark was in the ball park with the 12 degrees number. I recall mine > being right at 12 degrees. > > That brings up another point. The three point landing. Many call it a "full > stall" landing. Be advised, it is NOT a full stall landing. I suspect there > is not a tailwheel aircraft flying that has the wing at a stalled angle in > the three point attitude. If the pilot can touch the tailwheel before the > mains (as I did on my first landing) then the wing is not stalled. That > means that if you touch down in the three point attitude, the wing is still > flying and any slight gust of head wind can and probably will lift one or > both wings. > > My preferred landing technique is to land on the mains with the tail slightly > low with a slight forward stick at touchdown to decrease the angle of attack > and plant the mains firmly on the ground. I hold the tail up until the wing > is below flying speed, allow the tail to drop, at which point I can use > maximum braking. That's pretty much how Jim Faughn described it in his " how > to land a KR" article available on the net somewhere. > > Mark's home airport runway is 2700 feet in length. On the one occasion I had > to visit him I was at taxi speed approximately half way down the runway. I > must confess that the direction I was landing, the runway has a slight > upgrade. Never the less, at my home airport, I can be down and do a 180 in > 1500 feet, no wind, with mild braking, doing a wheel landing. > > Everyone has a technique they are comfortable with. To me, the tail low > wheel landing offers me the greatest control in most all wind conditions and > makes for nice soft touchdowns. Go with what makes you feel good. :-) > > Larry Flesner > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Search the KRnet Archives at http://tugantek.com/archmailv2-kr/search. > To UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to KRnet-leave at list.krnet.org > please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html > see http://list.krnet.org/mailman/listinfo/krnet_list.krnet.org to change > options
