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                           RV8-List Digest Archive
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     1. 07:43 PM - RV-8 wheel landings  (Jim Bean)
     2. 09:31 PM - Re: RV-8 wheel landings  (Tom Scherder)
 
 
 
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Time: 07:43:40 PM PST US
From: Jim Bean <jim-bean@att.net>
Subject: RV8-List: RV-8 wheel landings

--> RV8-List message posted by: Jim Bean <jim-bean@att.net>

Listers,
A friend advised me not to full stall land an RV-8. He says that the 
elevator gets blanked when full flaps are used so he only wheel lands 
his plane. What say ye.
Jim Bean
First flight soon.







 
 
 


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Time: 09:31:16 PM PST US
From: "Tom Scherder" <tomscherder@hotmail.com>
Subject: Re: RV8-List: RV-8 wheel landings

--> RV8-List message posted by: "Tom Scherder" <tomscherder@hotmail.com>

Jim,
A full stall landing in a RV 8 will work just fine if your not 3 feet over
the runway. Don't get too concerned if you find that the rear wheel lands
first and forces the mains on. Thats just what it does.The good news is that
all the energy is gone and you will come to a stop pretty fast.
Wheel landings on the other hand require you to stick the landing by using
forward pressure just as your mains touch. Not easy since we've all been
taught to never give up the nose. There is also a dead zone when the tail
begins to settle and the plane tends to get a little squirrelly. remember
you still have some energy so a ground loop is more of a possibility. Wheel
landings, though a lot more smooth also tend to porpoise if you get out of
sink with the sticking of the mains. After trying to make real soft 3
pointers we finnally gave up and just land the damn thing. I know one guy
who just apologises for the landing when you get in.
Tom Scherder RV 8 38NE 80 hrs
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jim Bean" <jim-bean@att.net>
Subject: RV8-List: RV-8 wheel landings


> --> RV8-List message posted by: Jim Bean <jim-bean@att.net>
>
> Listers,
> A friend advised me not to full stall land an RV-8. He says that the
> elevator gets blanked when full flaps are used so he only wheel lands
> his plane. What say ye.
> Jim Bean
> First flight soon.
>
>