Hi Chris,
FWIW,
For sure it is very possible to land tailwheel first. My landings are
typically TW first, and If I'm not too high I won't bounce the main too
much. ... it just seems to work out that way when I'm holding it off.
Cheers,
Pete
On Wed, Jan 20, 2021 at 11:39 AM n7188u <chmgarb@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> As I approach the point were the first flight of my Europa will happen I
> really appreciate the information you posted in your last message.
>
> Unfortunately for me my taildragger (a Kolb Firestar) is not a three point
> landing aircraft since in the ground it's attitude is well beyond the stall
> point (and the high drag to low weight ratio of the plane killing the speed
> in a second). Trying to three point my Kolb always results in very hard
> landings.
>
> When I got my endorsement I was trained by a CFI that absolutedly hated
> two point landings (he flew Pitts and discouraged landing that airplane two
> point). When I used to fly gliders it was very common and a joy to plant
> the tail first in the ground before the main touched. But this was so
> because there was such a good margin between the attitude that allowed the
> tailwheel to be lower than the main before the airplane stalled. I was
> hoping for that to be the case for the Europa but per your posting I guess
> that may not be the case although I have to say I have seen pictures of
> Europas landing with a significant tail low attitude on short final. I
> guess that is as you refer to some people coming in slow on approach but I
> can see why that would not be the ideal case on a first flight. Well, I'm
> getting ahead of myself since not quite ready to fly yet. Good posting
> though. I will for sure talk to you when the time comes.
>
> I include a picture of my plane when I took it out for some engine running
> and taxi test this weekend. I'm so happy its getting there!
>
> Chris
>
>
> Read this topic online here:
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> http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=500354#500354
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