Talk:Combat Landing

Good and accurate except that in point of fact most taildraggers are landed 3 point. This allows a slower tutchdown and shorter rollout. Exceptions would be larger transports like DC3 "C47" , Beach 18, etc. Sometimes proceedures change between WW2 and currant times. Conversations with WW2 Mustang pilots confirms they pretty much landed all the fighters 3 point. However, nowadays, the P51 and probably most other fighters from that period are wheel landed. The reason is safety. I have some experience landing real P51's and the reason for the wheel landings today is that they are rare and priceless. In a 3 point attitude most aeleron authority is gone leading to the slight chance of loss of control. Too risky when the bird is worth 2.5 million.