Landing the Spit on a stick is very difficult to do on the short runways. The method I use is to touch down at around 100 mph or slightly less and know the exact altitide of the particular runway I am approaching. I let the speed drop to around 35 -40 mph and maintain that speed, once the plane settles on all three wheels, with speed still over 35mph I use rudder and fire guns and pull the stick back, the nose suddenly tips slightly forwards but if you maintain the forward speed at 35 mph it usually settles back on its rear tail and you can then set the throttle to 0 ..Manston is the best one for practicing on.......
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03-12-2010, 10:10 AM
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