It means the first point of contact with the earth's surface should be the
strongest part of the keel: that is, the step. Touch down anywhere else
and you risk a flip-over. Deceleration is going to rock you forward onto
the forward keel, and you want that pitch-over to happen as slowly and
gently as possible. So if I were doing it I'd probably apply gentle
up-elevator as soon as the step made contact.

In fact this process should be a lot like a soft-field landing in a plane
with wheels.

Any float CFIs out there feel differently?

Seth


"Jose" wrote in message
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Instead, you want to settle at minimum sink rate on the step, regardless
of whether it's water, grass...

What does "on the step" mean outside of a water landing?

Jose
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