You know, most strive for this, and some achieve a one pointer in strong crosswinds. But most tail wheelers will do the standard two pointer and let the tail settle down. Me? I have conquered the elusive, much heard about but never seen, rarely done, "zero" point landing! And not once, but several times! To sum it up for the unaviated peeps here, a three point landing is usually describing a landing in a tail wheel airplane where all three wheels touch the runway at the same time. Usually, the forward two (mains) touch and then the tailwheel comes down later as airspeed decreased. In a crosswind, usually one main will touch and the other will settle, followed by the tail. But the elusive, rare, and incomprehensible "0" pointer? That's where you float down the runway with the wheels no where near touching the ground, you think you're about a foot away from the runway where you're really about 7ft, and you think to yourself, "Oh man, I'mma gonna grease this'un..." while your instructor is screaming at the top of his lungs due to a broken intercom, "Judas Priest! GO AROUND!!!!" with arms a flailing, and you think he's saying, "You did that with ease, another round?" Why yes, yes I would..as I gently move the throttle forward and fly away. Meanwhile, he's become a pool of liquid in the back seat [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/grin.gif[/img]
So that was my day today. I get to do this next month as well as I continue getting my tailwheel endorsement in a Stearman that a fellow aviator friend of mine owns. That is, if he's not in the hospital. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/crazy.gif[/img] Pretty sweet!
Cheers [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/beers.gif[/img]
The good thing about these old radials is there's no oil change involved. It continually leaks so you're continually putting in fresh oil! Never needs changing! Mikey, you work on these?
08-25-2015, 09:13 PM
"3 point landing"
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