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May 19th 04, 09:23 PM
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Not in a 1962 Cessna 172C! Yoke in your gut was the only way I could keep
from landing flat. It was a rather annoying trait in that airplane. Luckily, on my checkride, a 250 lb. FAA inspector rode along in the backseat so my soft field landings were finally what they should be ;-). Deb -- 1946 Luscombe 8A (His) 1948 Luscombe 8E (Hers) 1954 Cessna 195B, restoring (Ours) Jasper, Ga. (JZP) Holy smokes!, Finally someone who understands the fun of landing my wife's C-172B. Even both her first 2 instructors (both high hour tail wheel indorsement instructors) had trouble with "plunking" down like a pancake on the runway. After taking it to Oshkosh with the rear seat out and camping gear packed to the ceiling I "greased" every landing. From then on we keep a 60 lb bag of sand in the baggage compartment and everyone's happy. Still have to use the 'yoke in the gut' trick but it now will land on the mains. Jim 
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