On Wed, 13 Oct 2004 22:40:41 -0700, BTIZ wrote:

AIRSPEED CONTROL... fly the proper airspeeds and the landings will be
there.. on the mains. Fly fast... and it will float down the runway and you
will be tempted to force a landing, from which the nosewheel will touch
first and start the PIO... get slow on final and you'll get a high sink
rate.. you may land on the mains, but the downward movement of the nose will
again "slam" the nose down, compress the rubber donuts.. and it's PIO heaven
or hell.. with all 3 gears contributing.

I second this. Airspeed control is absolutely essential. Too slow and you
drop like a rock. Too fast, and you will use every bit of pavement
available. My approach speed in my Sundowner is 68 knots.

As soon as I cross the numbers, I start my flare, get the stall horn going,
and as the stall horn goes, add a real small touch of power (no more then
50 rpm) to ease the plane on the deck. As soon as the mains touch and nose
wheel is down, I reduce power and I retract flaps.

Great plane, creature comfort is much better then a Cessna. Much more
elbow room!

Allen