This is really the best way to land any high wing aircraft. High wings dont land as well with the 'crab and kick' as they do with the 'dipped wing' method. Also it will teach you better x-wind correction on touchdown to learn this method. It will really help you grease your high wing landings.
An airshowman in the 1940s-50s (forgot his name) flying a Cub would intentionally lose one main wheel on takeoff, do some aerobatics, then do a touchdown on the other main gear and the tailwheel, and come to a complete stop before the plane settled on the bare axle.
Well stated, Coxairman. As a matter of fact, Michelle Goodeve (Alien Landings 2) DID have her right gear come off (as a result of a cold weld) and managed to keep damage to a minimum because she knew how to land (& take off) on one wheel.
As for engine failures, I've had 21! (I fly very old aeroplanes.) So I make every landing an emergency practise. Come in high. Chop the power turning base. Slip in to land on the button.
all these skills must not be forgotten... one day we could have a wheel malfunction and we'll appreciate knowing how to face it! same with precission landing, what if your engine quits on approach? you'll have only one chance to land! please everyone follow this example! don't forget about technique, technique, technique!!!! besides, it is fun to do it :)
Yup, you can do it with a Luscombe. I know that for a fact as I learned how to do this on our 1940 Lusc 8C, then passed on the technique to "Rotten" - who does it here. You can use the same X-wind technique in practically any taildragger.
Sure. Pretty much the same technique works on all small taildraggers. Do a crabbed approach, then kick it straight and drop the wing into the wind. Keep it straight with opposite rudder while coming back on the stick. You're aiming for a three-point, fully-stalled landing - but on TWO wheels (Main & Tailwheel), with the wing down into wind. Hold the stick FULL back and the aileron FULL over. The other wheel will fall all by itself. Watch the last part of Rotten's landing to see this perfect demo
i work on planes and this is realy hard on them (not the plane its self but the gear and bearings) but its your plane ........ so doo what you want .........................((P.S. I also have my private pilots licence so dont say that im an idiot))
Understand your point, but I'll simply respond by saying that in 42 years of flying more than 140 aircraft this way, I've never had a gear or bearing problem. But your point is valid and I always pay special attention to inspecting the gear before I fly.
FYI - in that same time, I've seen two gear failures on other taildraggers - one was from intenernal corrosion and the other was from a cracked fitting caused by a cold weld.
Rotten started flying when he was 12. Old Barnstormers taught Richard Bach this technique. He taught it to me. I taught it to Rotten. He's made it his own and passed the secret on to many others. If the X-wind is so bad you can't land like this, land ACROSS the runway (it works. I've done it.)
Rotten's been flying since he was 12. But he had this technique down in the first few weeks. Once you learn it, the technique becomes 2nd nature. Just remember - practice HIGH.
Beautiful. My instructor (just got my TW endorsement last week) loves to do that in his Champ. He has had the bird for over a quarter of a century so it is pretty much an extension of himself. I love one wheeling with him. I hape to be that good someday.... yeah right.
gaz322...you rip on people for coming on here and announcing they're pilots, immediately followed by "i fly tornados." Do you realize you just did the EXACT same thing?? Oh and by the way, I'm a pilot.
Why have you all got to announce that "I'm a pilot, or I'm a student Pilot" blah blah blah, I've been flying Tornados for 15 years who cares, yet the flying in this video is stunning.
Aaah, its in slow motion Montebest...note the voices at the end of the clip.
And secondly, I'm a student at the Airline Academy Australia - pretty sure I know how to put a 172 down (pobody's nerfect though - I've had some rough ones)
That is impressive! Real talent to do that. I don't think that was shot in slow motion either. With the right cross wind and skill you can bring the plane in nice and slow.
Hey Kalemba. Thanks for your comment, but I can assure you Paylor's one-wheel landing was intentional and as perfect as they come. Using that technique, you can land a taildragger in a screaming cross-wind and still get down safe. Watch Bruce's ailerons and elevators. He never lets up on full left stick - the right wheel drops when the air speed runs out. And the stick stays ALL the way back, keeping the tailwheel firmly planted on the ground. If the wind is any higher, land ACROSS the runway.
Wow! Somehow I believe Paylor was actually in trouble but recovered and became a "hero". He takes too long to level off the plane on the ground! - Madd
This is the best Citab flying vid I have seen. Could be an instructional video for the classic one-wheel x wind landing technique. The slo-mo really prolongs the pleasure.
that's not an alien-like landing, that's just a cross-wind landing, ether that, or a front slide (or slip, I don't remember) maneuver landing
dnlperlin 5 months ago
Lol, Airplane wheely
plokij121 1 year ago
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nothing alien about that
migkid 1 year ago
nothing alien about that
migkid 1 year ago
It is hard on the landing gear, but it was a really nice footage! congrats!
aerotranslados 1 year ago
This is really the best way to land any high wing aircraft. High wings dont land as well with the 'crab and kick' as they do with the 'dipped wing' method. Also it will teach you better x-wind correction on touchdown to learn this method. It will really help you grease your high wing landings.
RandySRT 1 year ago
An airshowman in the 1940s-50s (forgot his name) flying a Cub would intentionally lose one main wheel on takeoff, do some aerobatics, then do a touchdown on the other main gear and the tailwheel, and come to a complete stop before the plane settled on the bare axle.
ilovekittykat 1 year ago
He can also mow the lawn with the propeller...
:P
skazhiprivet 1 year ago
Awsome!!
breua88 1 year ago
Yea sounds alien too....It has a digital motor....
ferrarif40owner 1 year ago
Well stated, Coxairman. As a matter of fact, Michelle Goodeve (Alien Landings 2) DID have her right gear come off (as a result of a cold weld) and managed to keep damage to a minimum because she knew how to land (& take off) on one wheel.
As for engine failures, I've had 21! (I fly very old aeroplanes.) So I make every landing an emergency practise. Come in high. Chop the power turning base. Slip in to land on the button.
fearwidge 1 year ago
all these skills must not be forgotten... one day we could have a wheel malfunction and we'll appreciate knowing how to face it! same with precission landing, what if your engine quits on approach? you'll have only one chance to land! please everyone follow this example! don't forget about technique, technique, technique!!!! besides, it is fun to do it :)
coxairman 1 year ago
I'll stick to landing with all my wheels on the ground thanks.
pznerd 1 year ago
This is a normal Texas Panhandle landing. Good job.
ArizonaDesertPiper 2 years ago
This pilot is a master of control!! Is this a Citabria? Has anyone tryed this with a Luscombe with 35 ft.wing span and no flaps??
nmbnutz 2 years ago
Yup. This is a Citabria.
Yup, you can do it with a Luscombe. I know that for a fact as I learned how to do this on our 1940 Lusc 8C, then passed on the technique to "Rotten" - who does it here. You can use the same X-wind technique in practically any taildragger.
fearwidge 2 years ago
Any tips for landing a maule ?
ism671 2 years ago
Sure. Pretty much the same technique works on all small taildraggers. Do a crabbed approach, then kick it straight and drop the wing into the wind. Keep it straight with opposite rudder while coming back on the stick. You're aiming for a three-point, fully-stalled landing - but on TWO wheels (Main & Tailwheel), with the wing down into wind. Hold the stick FULL back and the aileron FULL over. The other wheel will fall all by itself. Watch the last part of Rotten's landing to see this perfect demo
fearwidge 2 years ago
appreciate the advice thankyou...
ism671 2 years ago
i work on planes and this is realy hard on them (not the plane its self but the gear and bearings) but its your plane ........ so doo what you want .........................((P.S. I also have my private pilots licence so dont say that im an idiot))
xXDAVIDROWEXx 2 years ago
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Buckerjungmann 2 years ago
I would rather be hard on the gear than hard on a wingtip from a groundloop. (Private ticket doesn't mean you have TW endorsement).
mjtracy 2 years ago
Understand your point, but I'll simply respond by saying that in 42 years of flying more than 140 aircraft this way, I've never had a gear or bearing problem. But your point is valid and I always pay special attention to inspecting the gear before I fly.
FYI - in that same time, I've seen two gear failures on other taildraggers - one was from intenernal corrosion and the other was from a cracked fitting caused by a cold weld.
fearwidge 2 years ago
Rotten started flying when he was 12. Old Barnstormers taught Richard Bach this technique. He taught it to me. I taught it to Rotten. He's made it his own and passed the secret on to many others. If the X-wind is so bad you can't land like this, land ACROSS the runway (it works. I've done it.)
fearwidge 2 years ago
WOW!!!!! What a slip!! How many hrs do you have flying???
nmbnutz 2 years ago
Rotten's been flying since he was 12. But he had this technique down in the first few weeks. Once you learn it, the technique becomes 2nd nature. Just remember - practice HIGH.
fearwidge 2 years ago
Slips like a cat on a waxed floor!!
luv2shoot1 2 years ago
THAT´S ONE SKILLED MOTHAFUCKER
i wish i could do that one day...=)
talkyrocko 2 years ago
0:54 is that a stearman
TheJohnnyboy23 2 years ago
Sorry. Just noticed this question. That's a 1940 Fleet Finch 16B - like the one Rotten flies in several of our other vids.
Guelph Air Park is home to "The Tiger Boys Aeroplane Works & Museum." They currently have 10 flying Antique Aircraft.
fearwidge 2 years ago
great background music
paulpaul2468 2 years ago
thats the engine LOL youtube messed it up
AZNFlipy12 2 years ago
Nice job!
atvmaster281 2 years ago
Side Slip
stuka101 2 years ago
wow hes a pro! ...hmmm....maybe he could try that with a boeing747...
kingmcbrian 2 years ago
Big wingspan on that plane,i bet a smaller one would of been harder.
pidgersg1 2 years ago
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THIS REALLY WORKS!!!!
FIRST put both hands on your ches. (boy or girl)
SECOND think of someone you like.
THIRD tomarrow that person will ask you out or say they love you.
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razorfett 2 years ago
he has 100% pure landing skills... now that's what i would call a pilot!
flightsimfan912 2 years ago
Nice vid. Annoying audio.
Callabris 2 years ago
great skill
wachiii 2 years ago
the landing looks like a slide slip
herecalus1996 2 years ago
magnificent!
ice9fetus81 2 years ago
que control!!!
ecgeg 2 years ago
incredible xwind. never thought about the differences in landing a dragger in xwind till now. I bet that would've been tough on the pavement.
mitgolden76 3 years ago
parabens,isto é ser piloto.
loreniluisa 3 years ago
bravoo ,isto é ser piloto.
loreniluisa 3 years ago
Beautiful. My instructor (just got my TW endorsement last week) loves to do that in his Champ. He has had the bird for over a quarter of a century so it is pretty much an extension of himself. I love one wheeling with him. I hape to be that good someday.... yeah right.
JonJon95GT 3 years ago
gaz322...you rip on people for coming on here and announcing they're pilots, immediately followed by "i fly tornados." Do you realize you just did the EXACT same thing?? Oh and by the way, I'm a pilot.
rdelaney9984 3 years ago
incrivel parabens.
liabol 3 years ago
bravoo
rcprof 3 years ago
Sweet!
flimflabber 3 years ago
SKILL!!!!
Cronini 3 years ago
Why have you all got to announce that "I'm a pilot, or I'm a student Pilot" blah blah blah, I've been flying Tornados for 15 years who cares, yet the flying in this video is stunning.
gaz322 3 years ago
People, it's a forward slip to a landing.
Google Foward Slip.
done one today, I'm a VFR Student Pilot enrolled in a NC Accrideted College.
enbboy 3 years ago
What is this?
acwwcrosser 4 years ago
well done!!!
aquatone1805 4 years ago
umm, I dont get this at all, all i see is a plane landing in a crosswind, wheres the aliens?
nomad2k3 4 years ago
wanna c somethin really weird go to "Alien Photo Shoot Proof Of U.S. Government Coverup"
its creepy
bapedudethesecond 4 years ago
Any landing looks better in slow motion fools.
jayeveringham 4 years ago
Thats not the point of this, it a 1 wheeled landing
greekdude75 4 years ago
Assuming that all landings incorporate simultaneous touchdown of any 2 wheels of the tricycle, I suppose this would be special.
But in a crosswind, there ain't many options.
jayeveringham 4 years ago
ok then,
first, it wasn't in slow motion
second, I would like to see you get in a plane and land NORMALLY without crashing
Montebest 4 years ago
Aaah, its in slow motion Montebest...note the voices at the end of the clip.
And secondly, I'm a student at the Airline Academy Australia - pretty sure I know how to put a 172 down (pobody's nerfect though - I've had some rough ones)
jayeveringham 4 years ago
Its not a 172, Just so ya know....
Abanoub55 4 years ago 5
It is in slow-motion..
Look in the description it says:
"a surreal, SLO-MO look at the world of antique, classic & grassroots flying"
FG11ST12 3 years ago 3
That is impressive! Real talent to do that. I don't think that was shot in slow motion either. With the right cross wind and skill you can bring the plane in nice and slow.
daviddunwoody 4 years ago
showoff!!! :) nice skills very nice.
surefirefan 4 years ago
Hey Kalemba. Thanks for your comment, but I can assure you Paylor's one-wheel landing was intentional and as perfect as they come. Using that technique, you can land a taildragger in a screaming cross-wind and still get down safe. Watch Bruce's ailerons and elevators. He never lets up on full left stick - the right wheel drops when the air speed runs out. And the stick stays ALL the way back, keeping the tailwheel firmly planted on the ground. If the wind is any higher, land ACROSS the runway.
fearwidge 4 years ago
amen to that!!
kinsley2108 4 years ago
Wow! Somehow I believe Paylor was actually in trouble but recovered and became a "hero". He takes too long to level off the plane on the ground! - Madd
Kelemba 4 years ago
Love it, in fact I did this once on FS98 on accident while I was doing an istrument approach at Meigs.
turtlebean2 4 years ago
Not bad for a stick and rudder guy.
Mimsk 4 years ago
This is the best Citab flying vid I have seen. Could be an instructional video for the classic one-wheel x wind landing technique. The slo-mo really prolongs the pleasure.
realtaildragger 4 years ago