Tailwheel landings - the 'jounce'?

Once it occurs, it is no different than a bounce in a trike. You start
over. Stabilize it and don't let it stall, assume the position, and land it
again. Pitch and throttle as required but don't forget to keep it straight.

...that was from the hip. According to "The Compleate Taildragger Pilot",
you have a couple of options;
1) full throttle and go-around
2) Let it descend and flare again
3) if insufficient air speed exists for option 2, apply some power and do 2.

"Michael Horowitz" <mhorowit@erols.com> wrote in message
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> I've left my fav. tailwheel book at work so can't look up the answer,
> and a google didn't fully satisfy my question, so ...
>
> When you land a nosewheel a/c, since the CG is ahead of the main gear,
> the lengthwise rotation is forward, lessening the AOA. When you land a
> conventional gear, the CG-behind-the-main-gear- problem causes the a/c
> to want to drop the tail, increasing the AOA and causing what some
> authors call a 'jounce'.
>
> What is the recommended recovery from a 'jounce'? - Mike

I figured. Thanks for the excuse to do a review.

"Michael Horowitz" <mhorowit@erols.com> wrote in message
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> Thanks Maule - BTW, that's the book I left at the shop. - Mike
>
> "Maule Driver" <MauleDriver@nc.> wrote:
>
> >Once it occurs, it is no different than a bounce in a trike. You start
> >over. Stabilize it and don't let it stall, assume the position, and land
it
> >again. Pitch and throttle as required but don't forget to keep it
straight.
> >
> >..that was from the hip. According to "The Compleate Taildragger Pilot",
> >you have a couple of options;
> >1) full throttle and go-around
> >2) Let it descend and flare again
> >3) if insufficient air speed exists for option 2, apply some power and do
2.
> >
> >"Michael Horowitz" <mhorowit@erols.com> wrote in message
> >news:p0pniv87mhra36oqnihieikvkjrvqlgm41@.. .
> >> I've left my fav. tailwheel book at work so can't look up the answer,
> >> and a google didn't fully satisfy my question, so ...
> >>
> >> When you land a nosewheel a/c, since the CG is ahead of the main gear,
> >> the lengthwise rotation is forward, lessening the AOA. When you land a
> >> conventional gear, the CG-behind-the-main-gear- problem causes the a/c
> >> to want to drop the tail, increasing the AOA and causing what some
> >> authors call a 'jounce'.
> >>
> >> What is the recommended recovery from a 'jounce'? - Mike
> >
>

"Robert M. Gary" <rmg1@my-deja.com>
> Your theory assumes that the tailwheel pilot is touching down on the
> mains and then letting the tailwheel fall. ... generally (they)
> should not be landed in this way (except for actual wheel landings).

Duhh! If I knew that, I'd 3 point it everytime. ;-)

"Maule Driver" <MauleDriver@nc.> wrote in message
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> "Robert M. Gary" <rmg1@my-deja.com>
> > Your theory assumes that the tailwheel pilot is touching down on the
> > mains and then letting the tailwheel fall. ... generally (they)
> > should not be landed in this way (except for actual wheel landings).
>
> Duhh! If I knew that, I'd 3 point it everytime. ;-)
>
>

Old B.D. always taught his "double whomp" landing in the Maules. Put it on
tailwheel first and let the mains fall on afterward ( the second "whomp" ).
No bounce and very little roll out! :-)

Highflyer