Re: RV4 3pt vs wheel landings

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On Saturday, June 8, 1996 at 3:00:00 AM UTC-4, Dennis wrote:
> Where can I get more informatin about "3 point" vs "wheel"
> landings in the Vans RV4 ?
> I have read the "Compleat Taildragger" and he says you must do "wheel"
> landings for high crosswind, but then many articles in Plane&Pilot
> say many taildraggers are fully controlable down to full stall 3 point
> landings and wheel landings may never be needed.. my RV4 seems to be one
> of those (so far ..) I sure would like more input as I only have about
> 50 hrs in taildraggers... all RV4 stories and opinions would be welcome.
> Thanks.. DA in GA

I just got back from some tail wheel training with the most experienced RV instructor in the world and he is a big promoter of the 3 point landing with tailwheel RVs even in crosswinds

[Barnyard BOb[_2_]]

On Wed, 1 Jul 2015 18:58:00 -0700 (PDT), wrote:

>On Saturday, June 8, 1996 at 3:00:00 AM UTC-4, Dennis wrote:
>> Where can I get more informatin about "3 point" vs "wheel"
>> landings in the Vans RV4 ?
>> I have read the "Compleat Taildragger" and he says you must do "wheel"
>> landings for high crosswind, but then many articles in Plane&Pilot
>> say many taildraggers are fully controlable down to full stall 3 point
>> landings and wheel landings may never be needed.. my RV4 seems to be one
>> of those (so far ..) I sure would like more input as I only have about
>> 50 hrs in taildraggers... all RV4 stories and opinions would be welcome.
>> Thanks.. DA in GA
>
>I just got back from some tail wheel training with the most experienced RV instructor in the world and he is a big promoter of the 3 point landing with tailwheel RVs even in crosswinds

Most experienced RV instructor in the world, eh?
Does he have a name? :)

It's been decades since I was an active flight instructor, but I have
many, many 1000's of hours taiwheel... and over 1000 hours in my RV3.

A lot of local RV pilots do nothing but wheel landings saying their
RV-x is safer to wheel land. THAT IS PURE BULL****.

When I quit flight instructing, the FAA was saying...
the slowest landing speed was the safest landing speed.
That means 3 point and FULL flaps... NORMALLY.
If conditions warrant, less than full flaps may be appropriate.

The ony reason NOT to land 3 point in crosswind is when there is
INSUFFICIENT rudder to do so. That might mean 20 mph direct crosswind
in an RV4. Been a while since I flew RV4's.

Barnyard Bob - 61years of licensed powered flight- less in sailplanes