Landing with Power

[stevesMaule180]

Maule Pilots- anyone experience landing 'behind the power curve...' dragging along over the trees at 1600-2000 rpm, and then reduce to get down to runway quick, then a little throttle to cushion the touchdown?

I'm thinking around 50-55 knots, nothing terribly slow ...

[iceman]

It's what I do ... only about 50 MPH holding it off with power and it usually selltles in nicely....stall light comes on just below that and then the tap dance starts.....I don't do Knots... MPH... makes cruise seem a lot faster...

[akholland]

Speed seems irrelevant since it depends how loaded u r. Full elevator back and just enough power to keep the nose up... Stall it in, flare using power last second to arrest decent, drop flaps and brake hard. Careful though if engine sputters or u wait to long its goona be a hard landing. About ate it once doing that. Mostly just practice and do what your comfortable with

[stevesMaule180]

I ask because best landing was by surprise a few years back. We were a little low and slow, heading for sod strip at Hartford Brainard. Flaps were full 40 deg., and added power to hold altitude, then slowly reduce power as the grass touched our wheels. Wonderful!

[akholland]

Oo yes big difference between a good soft clean landing.. and a drop her in like a rock fly it like u stole it short field landing on a 300' gravel bar. Haha all the advice in the world can't beat experience. Best to just fly and figure it out

[akholland]

Oo yes big difference between a good soft clean landing.. and a drop her in like a rock fly it like u stole it short field landing on a 300' gravel bar. Haha all the advice in the world can't beat experience. Best to just fly and figure it out

[iceman]

had one of those feather landings with my son at JC couple weeks ago... on grass neither one of us knew we were already on the ground... love those....

[worzel]

Love the term 'feather landing' describes them perfectly. Not that I get to experience 'them' too often ! The only way is just to keep landing.

[Mountain Doctor]

There is a simple secret to a soft touchdown every time.

I just wish someone would tell me what it is.

Ba-dum-dump...