Keeping it aligned upon landing is stewpidly difficult... I suspect this aspect of the DC 3 flight behaviour is not True to life. The inset at the end was very useful !
Thank you for your comment, I agree that the landing is not easy. I read in the forums that we have to keep a little bit of throttle to avoid to fidget in every direction after touch down . I need to do some tests to check this out ! I have few video of this old pilot, I will try to upload new content and include these old videos as often as I can 🙂
Hey there! About the directional control on landing... keep that tail up! On touchdown, apply the brakes and pitch to keep the airplane level. Apply brakes aggressively and let the tail sink naturally so you're only managing the tailwheel at low, manageable speeds. I promise you will have a better experience this way, it made a world of difference for me.
Keeping it aligned upon landing is stewpidly difficult... I suspect this aspect of the DC 3 flight behaviour is not True to life. The inset at the end was very useful !
Thank you for your comment, I agree that the landing is not easy. I read in the forums that we have to keep a little bit of throttle to avoid to fidget in every direction after touch down . I need to do some tests to check this out !
I have few video of this old pilot, I will try to upload new content and include these old videos as often as I can 🙂
Hey there! About the directional control on landing... keep that tail up! On touchdown, apply the brakes and pitch to keep the airplane level. Apply brakes aggressively and let the tail sink naturally so you're only managing the tailwheel at low, manageable speeds. I promise you will have a better experience this way, it made a world of difference for me.
Thanks, I will try that because it is clear that the landing is the most touchy aspect for this aircraft, but I like it 🙂
Great. Great. Video. Loved the pilot commentary at the end. Great job on the landing as well as this video presentation
Thanks
Thanks 😊