How to land on a grass airstrip
john smith wrote:
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A Lieberman wrote:
No difference, just land normally...
Incorrect advice.....
You want to land as softly and as slowly as possible on a grass strip.
Also want to keep the nosewheel off terra firma as long as possible so it
doesn't run the risk of "digging in" from the weight of the engine and prop
when the nose wheel does touch down.
After touchtown, the yoke should be full aft.
You mean you don't do a normal landing this way?
It seems a lot of pilots these days aren't taught this way. It
certainly is the way I was taught. The only real difference between my
soft-field technique and a normal landing is the addition of power after
touchdown in order to hold the nosewheel off and to facilitate taxi. My
approach and landing technique is the same no matter what the runway.
Matt
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