I have a 70 mm hawk. I have almost 30 flights on it. Of those I have about 3 very nice landings It bounces several times. I have full flaps on and a little bit of throttle. I am landing on black top What can I do other than learning to land. perhaps I could slow it down and try to drag it in. Thanks in advance guys.
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I have that plane, and it will bounce if the nose hits while you still have a decent amount of forward speed.
On my best landings, I'm holding the nose up and bleeding the airspeed off and letting it sink. You'll want to have a decent amount of vertical drop, not just a straight in landing. When I mean drop, I mean sinking with the nose held up just a little. Keep just a tiny bit of power on, although you can land it with no power just fine.
If it does bounce back after the main gear hits, just pull the nose back a little and bleed the rest of the airspeed off. It should drop back down after that.
In the end, it's bouncing because you're landing with too much speed and when the nose hits, just that little bit of reaction will cause it to take back off. If you have any wind at all, try landing with half flaps. I only use full flaps on that plane when the air is calm or if the wind is at an angle.
Hope this helps. Let us know how it goes. Good luck! -
I had 8 good landings the past couple of days. I have kept it low on the approach full flaps and a bit of power. ThanksComment
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Outstanding! Glad it's working out. That's a very nice plane. I'm sure you'll enjoy it.
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