Landing a Mooney

BTW: I find that for tailwheel training its really good to have the student
sit in the plane while we lift the tail. Students tend to think that they
will hit the prop on a wheel landing (some times you can though). They don't
realize that most tailwheels will "tuck" the prop under the plane before it
hits the ground. You generally have to tip MUCH more than students think to
hit the prop in the tailwheel.

Do you deflate the tires a bit too, to account for flexing during a bounce?

Jose
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Jose wrote in message .com...
Do you deflate the tires a bit too, to account for flexing during a
bounce?

I'm not too concerned about that since my students know to add full
power and climb out of a bounce. The mental challenge for students is
to feel ok about pushing forward on the stick after the mains touch to
"stick" the wheel landing. Some feel that any forward rotation will
result in a prop strike. A bounce is a different thing.

-Robert, CFI

Do you deflate the tires a bit too, to account for flexing during a
bounce?

I'm not too concerned about that since my students know to add full
power and climb out of a bounce.

My point isn't the bounce, but the fact that the prop is closer to the ground while the tires are compressed and the wheel struts are deflected (to the extent that happens in a Mooney). So the sight picture you give the students would not be exactly
accurate. I'm not sure an inch makes a difference in the sight picture they will remember, but it would be an expensive inch.

Jose
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