"John Harper" wrote in message news:1060971975.830175@sj-nntpcache-3...
I've only got 0.8 hrs in a Cherokee, but as a mainly-Cessna pilot
with some low wing time (SR20, Grob, Mooney) I do think there
is a distinct difference in landing technique between low and high
wing planes. The Cessnas (152, 172, 182, 182RG) land nicely in
almost a full-stall attitude (or even true full-stall). I've never managed
a nice landing in a low-wing plane that way - it can be done but I've
also always been told not to try. What seems to work well is a fairly
flat flare and just let the plane drift onto the runway.

I always land my Mooney full stall, horn blaring, yoke to the stops as
the wheels hit. I think its easier in a low wing because you get a
soft cushion as you flare rather than the drop of a high wing.

-Robert