How Do You Land A C-46 Commando??
Sat Dec 27, 2008 8:33 pm
3 point of course 
C-46 landing in the ETO 1945
C-46 landing in the ETO 1945
Sat Dec 27, 2008 10:02 pm
The best method I ever heard can from a now long dead friend Johnny Nigro in NooAwlunz-
"when the copilot flinches, I flare"
"when the copilot flinches, I flare"
Sat Dec 27, 2008 10:06 pm
love the photo, but the tail seems awfully high for a 3-pointer . . .
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Sun Dec 28, 2008 12:58 am
I fell over when I read that.CLASSIC!The Inspector wrote:The best method I ever heard can from a now long dead friend Johnny Nigro in NooAwlunz-
"when the copilot flinches, I flare"
Sun Dec 28, 2008 2:12 am
Upon re-examination, that must be among the first of the patented SOUTHWEST landings, pound the right main on to get the boards up and unlock the TR's so all the cattle in the back can 'rag doll it' for 25 seconds.
Sun Dec 28, 2008 5:36 am
That sure looks like a wheel landing to me!
Sun Dec 28, 2008 8:28 am
You can land a C-46 either wheel landing or three-point, the wheel landing being easier. (from old memories in 1965 at Zantop)
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Sun Dec 28, 2008 9:39 am
That sure looks like a wheel landing to me!
He's flaring
He's holding it off and the tail's coming down.
All 3 tires with touch has the a/c stalls. Textbook
Sun Dec 28, 2008 9:55 am
wacoykc wrote:That sure looks like a wheel landing to me!
Yup. And with some right wing low and left rudder deflection, I'm guessing there's a crosswind present to boot. Could it turn into a 3-pointer? Sure, but I think the odds are against it.
Ken
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Sun Dec 28, 2008 9:57 am
Work with him here 
