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On Apr 23, 2006, at 8:36 AM, Rob Logan wrote:
> My question to you is, Does the Legacy really flare?
> Can you hold the nose up and off for some time after
> the plane has touched?
Sure...though it's not easy. I find the Legacy difficult to grease on, especially if you're not flying every day. If you can grease it on, you can "aero brake" for a bit before the nose falls through, or you elect to touch it down a bit more gently. The issue, I find, is if you have more than about 0.5fps sink rate the landing is firm and because of the relatively short coupling between the main and nose gear, it overrides the elevator and "helps" the nose gear on.
I fly tail draggers and other weird stuff, and I find landing a Legacy well one of my most enjoyable moments of gratification. Don't get me wrong, it's not a tough plane to fly or land, the strut design just isn't extraordinarily forgiving....
My two cents, YMMV.
Barry
122LL (one week away from J. Griffin finishing the interior! And I'm selling this thing????? <sigh>)
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