How to Wheel Land a Citabria
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- čas přidán 21. 10. 2022
- This instructional video demonstrates how to wheel land a Citabria taildragger. Much of the content will transfer over to other tailwheel aircraft! Jump ahead to 8 minutes, 37 seconds, if you only want to see the flying portion. The airplane used is an American Champion 7ECA Citabria with a Lycoming O-320 engine. All footage was shot at Gilbert Field, Rio Wisconsin (94C), a grass runway certified at 1092'. A pattern from downwind to landing is shown at the end, after the credits.
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I agree with the wheel landing being pretty. I flew a Curtiss Robin to many airshow/ Fly-ins for a friend that restored it and loved watching all the antique show up and do beautifully executed wheel landings.
I got my tail wheel endorsement 20+ years ago in a Citabria. This video would have really helped with wheel landings! BTW, Citabria the most fun power flying I've ever done!
Great video for Citabria tailwheel flying--especially wheel landings. Recommended for all tailwheel endorsement students. Watching this before each training flight will steepen the learning curve.
Thank you!
The best (and last) wheel landing I did was on my check ride for my certification! Taildraggers rule!😄
Amanda and Austin! Now there’s a great couple you’re working with.
Absolutely!
I prefer the 3 point because I can land a lot shorter and slower! Wheel landings do have their place though! Nice video
Happy New Year and I’m glad to come back to fresh up my wheel landings and especially on the grass which it is more forgiving
Thanks for a nice video! Got my tailwheel endorsement in a PA-11. On wheel landings on approach cfi had me add a little rpm prior to touch down, on touch down pin the mains, power to idle, roll out (cross wind correction if needed) stick forward to keep tail up, when tail settles stick back (cross wind correction if needed) and all as you said as in the Citabria. Keep that crosswind correction in as needed all the way to the hanger. 👍
Well done Bruce. Great instruction!
On many tailwheel’s, I like to land with nose-down trim so it takes a little finger muscle to land tailwheel-low.
Releasing stick pressure after touchdown sticks the wheels and is easier than pushing stick-forward as is often
required with normal landing trim.
If I bounce, I add just a touch of throttle and set it down gently with diminishing power. It takes just a touch of power
lift off and a tiny reduction to land again.
For practice often “land” 5-7, sometimes even 10 times in one pass of a 5,500’ runway buy touching down, rolling about 100’, throttling up to about 15’ AGL, then pulling power and setting it back down. Note- I announce that I’m doing a “touch and a touch and a touch and a go” so that folks in the FBO or in the pattern don’t get worried. I can recall a few times when
I’ve gotten tower clearance for the option to do this. I don’t recall ever being denied.
My Cessna 172 flight instructor taught me to “Pull power abeam the numbers, slow to flap speed, put in one notch
of flaps, turn base, put in another notch, turn final, put in the 3rd notch”. The entire landing was done at idle.
IMO (after flying 1600 hrs in 11 years and owning 9 airplanes, and doing tons of STOL work, is that this is INSANE).
The day I FINALLY learned to land a C172 was the day a substitute instructor told me to get 3-5 feet above the runway and add just enough power to keep the wheels there. The first time, he had me go-around. The second time he had me “hover” like this before reducing power and setting it down at a spot we chose while on base. Once I realized that I could fly the plane, rather than it flying me, I was cured and landings were cake!
Since that day, I rarely land at idle and can typically touchdown within 10’-20’ of the runway threshold and stop my Supercub or Aerotrek A220 before “the top of the numbers” which is about 250’.
great explanations, thanks!
very nicely done,thank you
Hey Bruce, I just found your videos today, as I’m getting back into GA flying after a long break. Looking at flying the Citabria from Wisconsin Aviation. I worked with you in the Guard about 20 years ago (I worked in life support). Great to see that your still flying and getting the best out of life! Thanks so much for making these videos. It’s wonderful content!
Pete Giese
Nicely done Bruce. You did a great job of explaining and flying.
Thanks very much!
Very nice!😎👍🏼
Wheel landings are shorter landings. You can use the brakes immediately, and with a wheel landing you can always land at the spot you pick. They don't have to be fast landings. Do them every time and you get spectacularly good at them.
I really appreciate sharing this and when I get back into to Super Decathlon or Citabria I’m looking forward to seeing how well I can do after watching you
Great!!! Let me know how it goes!
I learned to fly a Super Cub on a ferry flight from Houston to Seattle going south then across to San Diego and up the west coast. I must say even now I just prefer wheel landings, so much so that it's affecting my practicing of three pointers.
I got my Tailwheel sign-off in a Citabria. I remember one 3G landing 😳, but overall, the Citabria is a really easy TW to learn in.
Agreed! I think it's a really good instructional airplane
very helpfull,thank you
I’m flying the 170 and I’ll be going out there to brush up on my wheel landings
My instructor taught me to trim with heavy forward stick so that it feels natural to push forward when touching down. BTW landing on a grass runway is the best!!
I agree! Love a grass strip!
Great video! Nice camera work, editing, sound and presentation. (These are not as easy to do as one might think.) I’ll be recommending it to people undergoing tailwheel transition training. I hope we’ll see more videos covering three point landings and tailwheel transition training. 🙂
thank you! more videos in the works!
Master the Tailwheel takes practice and practice
Great tutorial video and commentary with the Citabria. If you get the chance could you include wheel landings on asphalt and my personal challenge, wheel landing from the rear seat.
Thx again
Great ideas! I will look into a "part 2"!
A correct wheel landing should have a flare and touch the ground with the tail wheel “low”. Once on the ground stick should go slightly forward to maintain the wheel landing until energy slows. Flying a wheel landing with no flare is incorrect as you will carry excess energy.
Dude! You have a logo? I need a logo.
Nice job. 737 landings next?
Maybe once I learn how to land a 737! 🤣 - yes, you definitely need a logo!
Trim is everything trim trim trim you have to flare to stop The Descent at that point just let the wheels touch relax at back pressure you have on the stick and it will roll right into Wheels 20000 Landings 95% Wheels
having done my float rating and racked up a bunch of hours float flying, it was a real challenge to push that stick forward on touchdown! It went against all my instincts pushing instead of pulling! Fortunately, I had some good (and patient) instructors assisting my transition from my old 150 to my RV6
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It would be better to learn tailwheel touch first landings. Practice slow flight and the smallest of backside power management. This type of landing works on ANY surface AND a lot shorter runways. Every wheel landing still must transition to a 3 point eventually and uses A LOT of runway and a lot more ground loop dangers...Moses
I may do a video on 3-point, as it is also a required skill. I also may do a "wheel landings part 2" on a paved runway. I disagree with your assessment that a wheel landing uses "A LOT" of runway. 94C is certified at 1092', and all of this video was shot there. A properly flown wheel landing will NOT use "A LOT" of runway.
Very fast landing for a Citaria ... No needfor this at all.
Upon what do you base that assertion? I'm landing on a 1092' runway, on the speed recommended by American Champion, and coming to a stop without using brakes prior to the end of the runway. Show me where the manufacturer recommends a slower landing. The Citabria is certified for both 3-point and wheel landings, and I have demonstrated a safe wheel landing on a true short field.