Taildragger Technique for Gliders
On Friday, December 28, 2018 at 9:33:48 AM UTC-7, 6PK wrote:
I will be shocked if there is too much difference of opinion at least on this subject....
I had to land my RS-15 on its main wheel and continue to "fly" it on the ground, while still on its main, until I used the effective wheel brake to slow and stop. As soon as the tail wheel would touch the ground there would be very little aileron control. Landing that sailplane in a conventional two point landing would cause a wing drop soon after touchdown resulting in a trip off the edge of the runway. Reworking the flap/aileron mixing cam helped but did not solve the problem. Other RS-15's had the same behavior. My Mini Nimbus was fine with two point landings as well as main wheel landings.
Mike
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