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Old September 19th 10, 06:05 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
bildan
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Default Future Club Training Gliders

On Sep 19, 10:16*am, "kirk.stant" wrote:
On Sep 19, 7:30*am, bildan wrote:

On Well said.


I would differ a tiny bit in that a very slight tail low touchdown in
a nose wheel glider isn't going to be a problem - but nothing more
than a couple of inches low.


What? *Do you guys actually fly K-21s and G-103s? *Is that what you
teach your students? *No wonder the Euros think we are a bunch of
buffoons!

Disgustedly,

66


You obviously misunderstood something I wrote. Yes, I have lots of
time in those gliders and they do get landed slightly tail low - with
the tail wheel an inch or two lower than the main wheel. It causes no
problems and the landing is a little lower energy than a "two point"
touchdown. In an off field landing, I'd probably have the tail a lot
lower than that.