Peter Duniho wrote:

"Gary Drescher" wrote in message
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Pete, what are the numbers on that?


Having accidently scraped the tail on the runway without stalling the
airplane, I have emperical evidence of that fact. Keep in mind also that
the stalling AOA while in ground effect is not the same as that at altitude.

What aircraft type? Sure, if you fly along low with sufficient airspeed
and then yank back on the yoke, I'm not surprised that you could get a
tail strike. However, if you fly inches above the runway and hold the
plane off as the airspeed decays, you can get the yoke all the way back
and the stall horn on just a second before touchdown. I've done it many
times and this is the way my instructor taught me to make virtually
every landing, even crosswind landings in light winds.


Matt