<\/h3>\nI like to teach the Mnemonic, \u201cSwoop, Sink and Plant\u201d when we start learning to land with the wheel landing.\u00a0 We swoop into the approach end of the runway, no higher than five feet or so and then transition from that swoop<\/h3>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/tailwheelersjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Image1-1.jpg\")
“Clyde” executes a classic wheel landing. He’s still flying and still has lots of control in the event that turbulence rears its ugly head. (photo by Bert Garrison <and “no,” I’m not gonna tell you how he did it!>).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n(which is just another way to say that we preserve energy in the form of airspeed by keeping the nose down and fighting the tendency to gradually increase the angle of attack which will slow us down too much).\u00a0 Then we transition two things:\u00a0 We move our vision to a spot at infinity way past the other end of the runway.\u00a0 And we use the elevator to change from the swoop to the sink, adjusting the sink rate to one which will result in a nice, slow touch.\u00a0 We wait until the mains touch the ground, then we immediately plant the plane on the ground with a varying amount of forward pressure on the control wheel or stick in order to preserve the airplane\u2019s pitch attitude.\u00a0 If we don\u2019t plant, the tail will continue to descend, increasing the angle of attack and causing a resultant climb or bounce.\u00a0 But that transition from swoop to sink is the problem area and, more than anything else, can cause a problem.\u00a0 Why?\u00a0 Because we are making a power-off approach and we have only so much energy.\u00a0 We MUST get the airplane from the end of the swoop to the plant in a small amount of time because we are gradually slowing down.\u00a0 It is the lollygagging on the part of the pilot which causes the plant to happen long after it should and results in a tail-low wheel landing or even a three-point landing when we had attempted to do a wheelie.<\/h3>\n<\/h3>\nIf I could succeed in getting my students to simply whip it up and minimize the sink, they would see most of their problems disappear. Oh, and one more thing: \u00a0If you run into someone who says “I only do three points”, or “Wheel landings are just too fast”, run as fast as you can and disregard everything that person has ever told you. \u00a0Why? \u00a0Because in my opinion they have their head firmly lodged in their nether regions. \u00a0Every pilot should know how to do both a Wheelie and a Three-Point. \u00a0Period.<\/h3>\n<\/h3>\nAs a bonus, I\u2019m going to include a little section here on what can go wrong with our landings.\u00a0 And that is \u201cThe Bounce\u201d.\u00a0 Wanna know how to deal with it?\u00a0 Then read on\u2026.<\/h3>\n<\/h3>\nThe Dreaded Bounce<\/h3>\n<\/h3>\nYou\u2019ve made just one mistake.\u00a0 Doesn\u2019t matter whether you were doing a \u201cWheelie\u201d or a \u201cThree-Point\u201d landing.\u00a0 That one mistake was to create a bounce.\u00a0 The airplane either came down a bit too fast with not enough plant during a Wheelie or it touched before stalling in the three point, or \u201cKerplop\u201d landing.\u00a0 Now you have to deal with the resultant bounce.\u00a0 There are usual methods of dealing with this situation.\u00a0 One is to use alternating up and down elevator to chase the bounce.\u00a0 That almost always results in \u201cpilot induced oscillation\u201d or PIO.\u00a0 Not a good idea.\u00a0 The other method is to simply apply power and go around.\u00a0 That\u2019s the method that a lot of instructors and experienced pilots prefer (Acme is really into this one).\u00a0 Cue the villagers with their pitchforks and torches because I think that solution sucks.\u00a0 I\u2019m against most go arounds that occur after touchdown.\u00a0 I say, \u201clet\u2019s fix it right now and continue with the landing\u201d.<\/h3>\n<\/h3>\nThere are basically three methods of dealing with a bounce.\u00a0 They all have the same problem, in that the decision of how to deal with the bounce must be made in a fraction of a second.<\/h3>\n<\/h3>\nThe first method is to change the desired type of landing. If you\u2019ve tried a wheelie and encountered a bounce, you can simply keep the airplane in the landing window and turn it into a three point.\u00a0 That works lots of times.\u00a0 If you can act fast enough and if the airplane is descending slow enough, you can use the second method by simply applying forward elevator when it touches next and make the next attempt work without a bounce.<\/h3>\n<\/h3>\nThe third method is perhaps the most popular.\u00a0 Its disadvantage is that it will increase the amount of runway required, so there is always the risk of running out of runway.\u00a0 It is the addition of power.\u00a0 That\u2019s one of the reasons that most flight instructors insist that the pilot keep a hand on the throttle.\u00a0 Although I am one of those teachers, I really don\u2019t care for this method.\u00a0 To me, it relies on something which may not always be available and creates a bad habit.\u00a0 But if you must\u2026.\u00a0 Power will preserve flying speed and make it possible to touch again.\u00a0 It will also make it possible to go around.\u00a0 Hmmm, after a touch?\u00a0 I don\u2019t know that it\u2019s a good idea, although situations vary.<\/h3>\n<\/h3>\nSo there you have it, three ways to deal with the dreaded bounce:\u00a0 Turn a wheelie into a three-point, use the excess speed to touch once more and use power to either preserve the altitude you have or go around.\u00a0 All of these methods require split-second decision-making and that may be what makes the bounce so dreaded!<\/h3>\n
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(which is just another way to say that we preserve energy in the form of airspeed by keeping the nose down and fighting the tendency to gradually increase the angle of attack which will slow us down too much).\u00a0 Then we transition two things:\u00a0 We move our vision to a spot at infinity way past the other end of the runway.\u00a0 And we use the elevator to change from the swoop to the sink, adjusting the sink rate to one which will result in a nice, slow touch.\u00a0 We wait until the mains touch the ground, then we immediately plant the plane on the ground with a varying amount of forward pressure on the control wheel or stick in order to preserve the airplane\u2019s pitch attitude.\u00a0 If we don\u2019t plant, the tail will continue to descend, increasing the angle of attack and causing a resultant climb or bounce.\u00a0 But that transition from swoop to sink is the problem area and, more than anything else, can cause a problem.\u00a0 Why?\u00a0 Because we are making a power-off approach and we have only so much energy.\u00a0 We MUST get the airplane from the end of the swoop to the plant in a small amount of time because we are gradually slowing down.\u00a0 It is the lollygagging on the part of the pilot which causes the plant to happen long after it should and results in a tail-low wheel landing or even a three-point landing when we had attempted to do a wheelie.<\/h3>\n<\/h3>\nIf I could succeed in getting my students to simply whip it up and minimize the sink, they would see most of their problems disappear. Oh, and one more thing: \u00a0If you run into someone who says “I only do three points”, or “Wheel landings are just too fast”, run as fast as you can and disregard everything that person has ever told you. \u00a0Why? \u00a0Because in my opinion they have their head firmly lodged in their nether regions. \u00a0Every pilot should know how to do both a Wheelie and a Three-Point. \u00a0Period.<\/h3>\n<\/h3>\nAs a bonus, I\u2019m going to include a little section here on what can go wrong with our landings.\u00a0 And that is \u201cThe Bounce\u201d.\u00a0 Wanna know how to deal with it?\u00a0 Then read on\u2026.<\/h3>\n<\/h3>\nThe Dreaded Bounce<\/h3>\n<\/h3>\nYou\u2019ve made just one mistake.\u00a0 Doesn\u2019t matter whether you were doing a \u201cWheelie\u201d or a \u201cThree-Point\u201d landing.\u00a0 That one mistake was to create a bounce.\u00a0 The airplane either came down a bit too fast with not enough plant during a Wheelie or it touched before stalling in the three point, or \u201cKerplop\u201d landing.\u00a0 Now you have to deal with the resultant bounce.\u00a0 There are usual methods of dealing with this situation.\u00a0 One is to use alternating up and down elevator to chase the bounce.\u00a0 That almost always results in \u201cpilot induced oscillation\u201d or PIO.\u00a0 Not a good idea.\u00a0 The other method is to simply apply power and go around.\u00a0 That\u2019s the method that a lot of instructors and experienced pilots prefer (Acme is really into this one).\u00a0 Cue the villagers with their pitchforks and torches because I think that solution sucks.\u00a0 I\u2019m against most go arounds that occur after touchdown.\u00a0 I say, \u201clet\u2019s fix it right now and continue with the landing\u201d.<\/h3>\n<\/h3>\nThere are basically three methods of dealing with a bounce.\u00a0 They all have the same problem, in that the decision of how to deal with the bounce must be made in a fraction of a second.<\/h3>\n<\/h3>\nThe first method is to change the desired type of landing. If you\u2019ve tried a wheelie and encountered a bounce, you can simply keep the airplane in the landing window and turn it into a three point.\u00a0 That works lots of times.\u00a0 If you can act fast enough and if the airplane is descending slow enough, you can use the second method by simply applying forward elevator when it touches next and make the next attempt work without a bounce.<\/h3>\n<\/h3>\nThe third method is perhaps the most popular.\u00a0 Its disadvantage is that it will increase the amount of runway required, so there is always the risk of running out of runway.\u00a0 It is the addition of power.\u00a0 That\u2019s one of the reasons that most flight instructors insist that the pilot keep a hand on the throttle.\u00a0 Although I am one of those teachers, I really don\u2019t care for this method.\u00a0 To me, it relies on something which may not always be available and creates a bad habit.\u00a0 But if you must\u2026.\u00a0 Power will preserve flying speed and make it possible to touch again.\u00a0 It will also make it possible to go around.\u00a0 Hmmm, after a touch?\u00a0 I don\u2019t know that it\u2019s a good idea, although situations vary.<\/h3>\n<\/h3>\nSo there you have it, three ways to deal with the dreaded bounce:\u00a0 Turn a wheelie into a three-point, use the excess speed to touch once more and use power to either preserve the altitude you have or go around.\u00a0 All of these methods require split-second decision-making and that may be what makes the bounce so dreaded!<\/h3>\n
If I could succeed in getting my students to simply whip it up and minimize the sink, they would see most of their problems disappear. Oh, and one more thing: \u00a0If you run into someone who says “I only do three points”, or “Wheel landings are just too fast”, run as fast as you can and disregard everything that person has ever told you. \u00a0Why? \u00a0Because in my opinion they have their head firmly lodged in their nether regions. \u00a0Every pilot should know how to do both a Wheelie and a Three-Point. \u00a0Period.<\/h3>\n<\/h3>\nAs a bonus, I\u2019m going to include a little section here on what can go wrong with our landings.\u00a0 And that is \u201cThe Bounce\u201d.\u00a0 Wanna know how to deal with it?\u00a0 Then read on\u2026.<\/h3>\n<\/h3>\nThe Dreaded Bounce<\/h3>\n<\/h3>\nYou\u2019ve made just one mistake.\u00a0 Doesn\u2019t matter whether you were doing a \u201cWheelie\u201d or a \u201cThree-Point\u201d landing.\u00a0 That one mistake was to create a bounce.\u00a0 The airplane either came down a bit too fast with not enough plant during a Wheelie or it touched before stalling in the three point, or \u201cKerplop\u201d landing.\u00a0 Now you have to deal with the resultant bounce.\u00a0 There are usual methods of dealing with this situation.\u00a0 One is to use alternating up and down elevator to chase the bounce.\u00a0 That almost always results in \u201cpilot induced oscillation\u201d or PIO.\u00a0 Not a good idea.\u00a0 The other method is to simply apply power and go around.\u00a0 That\u2019s the method that a lot of instructors and experienced pilots prefer (Acme is really into this one).\u00a0 Cue the villagers with their pitchforks and torches because I think that solution sucks.\u00a0 I\u2019m against most go arounds that occur after touchdown.\u00a0 I say, \u201clet\u2019s fix it right now and continue with the landing\u201d.<\/h3>\n<\/h3>\nThere are basically three methods of dealing with a bounce.\u00a0 They all have the same problem, in that the decision of how to deal with the bounce must be made in a fraction of a second.<\/h3>\n<\/h3>\nThe first method is to change the desired type of landing. If you\u2019ve tried a wheelie and encountered a bounce, you can simply keep the airplane in the landing window and turn it into a three point.\u00a0 That works lots of times.\u00a0 If you can act fast enough and if the airplane is descending slow enough, you can use the second method by simply applying forward elevator when it touches next and make the next attempt work without a bounce.<\/h3>\n<\/h3>\nThe third method is perhaps the most popular.\u00a0 Its disadvantage is that it will increase the amount of runway required, so there is always the risk of running out of runway.\u00a0 It is the addition of power.\u00a0 That\u2019s one of the reasons that most flight instructors insist that the pilot keep a hand on the throttle.\u00a0 Although I am one of those teachers, I really don\u2019t care for this method.\u00a0 To me, it relies on something which may not always be available and creates a bad habit.\u00a0 But if you must\u2026.\u00a0 Power will preserve flying speed and make it possible to touch again.\u00a0 It will also make it possible to go around.\u00a0 Hmmm, after a touch?\u00a0 I don\u2019t know that it\u2019s a good idea, although situations vary.<\/h3>\n<\/h3>\nSo there you have it, three ways to deal with the dreaded bounce:\u00a0 Turn a wheelie into a three-point, use the excess speed to touch once more and use power to either preserve the altitude you have or go around.\u00a0 All of these methods require split-second decision-making and that may be what makes the bounce so dreaded!<\/h3>\n
As a bonus, I\u2019m going to include a little section here on what can go wrong with our landings.\u00a0 And that is \u201cThe Bounce\u201d.\u00a0 Wanna know how to deal with it?\u00a0 Then read on\u2026.<\/h3>\n<\/h3>\nThe Dreaded Bounce<\/h3>\n<\/h3>\nYou\u2019ve made just one mistake.\u00a0 Doesn\u2019t matter whether you were doing a \u201cWheelie\u201d or a \u201cThree-Point\u201d landing.\u00a0 That one mistake was to create a bounce.\u00a0 The airplane either came down a bit too fast with not enough plant during a Wheelie or it touched before stalling in the three point, or \u201cKerplop\u201d landing.\u00a0 Now you have to deal with the resultant bounce.\u00a0 There are usual methods of dealing with this situation.\u00a0 One is to use alternating up and down elevator to chase the bounce.\u00a0 That almost always results in \u201cpilot induced oscillation\u201d or PIO.\u00a0 Not a good idea.\u00a0 The other method is to simply apply power and go around.\u00a0 That\u2019s the method that a lot of instructors and experienced pilots prefer (Acme is really into this one).\u00a0 Cue the villagers with their pitchforks and torches because I think that solution sucks.\u00a0 I\u2019m against most go arounds that occur after touchdown.\u00a0 I say, \u201clet\u2019s fix it right now and continue with the landing\u201d.<\/h3>\n<\/h3>\nThere are basically three methods of dealing with a bounce.\u00a0 They all have the same problem, in that the decision of how to deal with the bounce must be made in a fraction of a second.<\/h3>\n<\/h3>\nThe first method is to change the desired type of landing. If you\u2019ve tried a wheelie and encountered a bounce, you can simply keep the airplane in the landing window and turn it into a three point.\u00a0 That works lots of times.\u00a0 If you can act fast enough and if the airplane is descending slow enough, you can use the second method by simply applying forward elevator when it touches next and make the next attempt work without a bounce.<\/h3>\n<\/h3>\nThe third method is perhaps the most popular.\u00a0 Its disadvantage is that it will increase the amount of runway required, so there is always the risk of running out of runway.\u00a0 It is the addition of power.\u00a0 That\u2019s one of the reasons that most flight instructors insist that the pilot keep a hand on the throttle.\u00a0 Although I am one of those teachers, I really don\u2019t care for this method.\u00a0 To me, it relies on something which may not always be available and creates a bad habit.\u00a0 But if you must\u2026.\u00a0 Power will preserve flying speed and make it possible to touch again.\u00a0 It will also make it possible to go around.\u00a0 Hmmm, after a touch?\u00a0 I don\u2019t know that it\u2019s a good idea, although situations vary.<\/h3>\n<\/h3>\nSo there you have it, three ways to deal with the dreaded bounce:\u00a0 Turn a wheelie into a three-point, use the excess speed to touch once more and use power to either preserve the altitude you have or go around.\u00a0 All of these methods require split-second decision-making and that may be what makes the bounce so dreaded!<\/h3>\n
The Dreaded Bounce<\/h3>\n<\/h3>\nYou\u2019ve made just one mistake.\u00a0 Doesn\u2019t matter whether you were doing a \u201cWheelie\u201d or a \u201cThree-Point\u201d landing.\u00a0 That one mistake was to create a bounce.\u00a0 The airplane either came down a bit too fast with not enough plant during a Wheelie or it touched before stalling in the three point, or \u201cKerplop\u201d landing.\u00a0 Now you have to deal with the resultant bounce.\u00a0 There are usual methods of dealing with this situation.\u00a0 One is to use alternating up and down elevator to chase the bounce.\u00a0 That almost always results in \u201cpilot induced oscillation\u201d or PIO.\u00a0 Not a good idea.\u00a0 The other method is to simply apply power and go around.\u00a0 That\u2019s the method that a lot of instructors and experienced pilots prefer (Acme is really into this one).\u00a0 Cue the villagers with their pitchforks and torches because I think that solution sucks.\u00a0 I\u2019m against most go arounds that occur after touchdown.\u00a0 I say, \u201clet\u2019s fix it right now and continue with the landing\u201d.<\/h3>\n<\/h3>\nThere are basically three methods of dealing with a bounce.\u00a0 They all have the same problem, in that the decision of how to deal with the bounce must be made in a fraction of a second.<\/h3>\n<\/h3>\nThe first method is to change the desired type of landing. If you\u2019ve tried a wheelie and encountered a bounce, you can simply keep the airplane in the landing window and turn it into a three point.\u00a0 That works lots of times.\u00a0 If you can act fast enough and if the airplane is descending slow enough, you can use the second method by simply applying forward elevator when it touches next and make the next attempt work without a bounce.<\/h3>\n<\/h3>\nThe third method is perhaps the most popular.\u00a0 Its disadvantage is that it will increase the amount of runway required, so there is always the risk of running out of runway.\u00a0 It is the addition of power.\u00a0 That\u2019s one of the reasons that most flight instructors insist that the pilot keep a hand on the throttle.\u00a0 Although I am one of those teachers, I really don\u2019t care for this method.\u00a0 To me, it relies on something which may not always be available and creates a bad habit.\u00a0 But if you must\u2026.\u00a0 Power will preserve flying speed and make it possible to touch again.\u00a0 It will also make it possible to go around.\u00a0 Hmmm, after a touch?\u00a0 I don\u2019t know that it\u2019s a good idea, although situations vary.<\/h3>\n<\/h3>\nSo there you have it, three ways to deal with the dreaded bounce:\u00a0 Turn a wheelie into a three-point, use the excess speed to touch once more and use power to either preserve the altitude you have or go around.\u00a0 All of these methods require split-second decision-making and that may be what makes the bounce so dreaded!<\/h3>\n
You\u2019ve made just one mistake.\u00a0 Doesn\u2019t matter whether you were doing a \u201cWheelie\u201d or a \u201cThree-Point\u201d landing.\u00a0 That one mistake was to create a bounce.\u00a0 The airplane either came down a bit too fast with not enough plant during a Wheelie or it touched before stalling in the three point, or \u201cKerplop\u201d landing.\u00a0 Now you have to deal with the resultant bounce.\u00a0 There are usual methods of dealing with this situation.\u00a0 One is to use alternating up and down elevator to chase the bounce.\u00a0 That almost always results in \u201cpilot induced oscillation\u201d or PIO.\u00a0 Not a good idea.\u00a0 The other method is to simply apply power and go around.\u00a0 That\u2019s the method that a lot of instructors and experienced pilots prefer (Acme is really into this one).\u00a0 Cue the villagers with their pitchforks and torches because I think that solution sucks.\u00a0 I\u2019m against most go arounds that occur after touchdown.\u00a0 I say, \u201clet\u2019s fix it right now and continue with the landing\u201d.<\/h3>\n<\/h3>\nThere are basically three methods of dealing with a bounce.\u00a0 They all have the same problem, in that the decision of how to deal with the bounce must be made in a fraction of a second.<\/h3>\n<\/h3>\nThe first method is to change the desired type of landing. If you\u2019ve tried a wheelie and encountered a bounce, you can simply keep the airplane in the landing window and turn it into a three point.\u00a0 That works lots of times.\u00a0 If you can act fast enough and if the airplane is descending slow enough, you can use the second method by simply applying forward elevator when it touches next and make the next attempt work without a bounce.<\/h3>\n<\/h3>\nThe third method is perhaps the most popular.\u00a0 Its disadvantage is that it will increase the amount of runway required, so there is always the risk of running out of runway.\u00a0 It is the addition of power.\u00a0 That\u2019s one of the reasons that most flight instructors insist that the pilot keep a hand on the throttle.\u00a0 Although I am one of those teachers, I really don\u2019t care for this method.\u00a0 To me, it relies on something which may not always be available and creates a bad habit.\u00a0 But if you must\u2026.\u00a0 Power will preserve flying speed and make it possible to touch again.\u00a0 It will also make it possible to go around.\u00a0 Hmmm, after a touch?\u00a0 I don\u2019t know that it\u2019s a good idea, although situations vary.<\/h3>\n<\/h3>\nSo there you have it, three ways to deal with the dreaded bounce:\u00a0 Turn a wheelie into a three-point, use the excess speed to touch once more and use power to either preserve the altitude you have or go around.\u00a0 All of these methods require split-second decision-making and that may be what makes the bounce so dreaded!<\/h3>\n
There are basically three methods of dealing with a bounce.\u00a0 They all have the same problem, in that the decision of how to deal with the bounce must be made in a fraction of a second.<\/h3>\n<\/h3>\nThe first method is to change the desired type of landing. If you\u2019ve tried a wheelie and encountered a bounce, you can simply keep the airplane in the landing window and turn it into a three point.\u00a0 That works lots of times.\u00a0 If you can act fast enough and if the airplane is descending slow enough, you can use the second method by simply applying forward elevator when it touches next and make the next attempt work without a bounce.<\/h3>\n<\/h3>\nThe third method is perhaps the most popular.\u00a0 Its disadvantage is that it will increase the amount of runway required, so there is always the risk of running out of runway.\u00a0 It is the addition of power.\u00a0 That\u2019s one of the reasons that most flight instructors insist that the pilot keep a hand on the throttle.\u00a0 Although I am one of those teachers, I really don\u2019t care for this method.\u00a0 To me, it relies on something which may not always be available and creates a bad habit.\u00a0 But if you must\u2026.\u00a0 Power will preserve flying speed and make it possible to touch again.\u00a0 It will also make it possible to go around.\u00a0 Hmmm, after a touch?\u00a0 I don\u2019t know that it\u2019s a good idea, although situations vary.<\/h3>\n<\/h3>\nSo there you have it, three ways to deal with the dreaded bounce:\u00a0 Turn a wheelie into a three-point, use the excess speed to touch once more and use power to either preserve the altitude you have or go around.\u00a0 All of these methods require split-second decision-making and that may be what makes the bounce so dreaded!<\/h3>\n
The first method is to change the desired type of landing. If you\u2019ve tried a wheelie and encountered a bounce, you can simply keep the airplane in the landing window and turn it into a three point.\u00a0 That works lots of times.\u00a0 If you can act fast enough and if the airplane is descending slow enough, you can use the second method by simply applying forward elevator when it touches next and make the next attempt work without a bounce.<\/h3>\n<\/h3>\nThe third method is perhaps the most popular.\u00a0 Its disadvantage is that it will increase the amount of runway required, so there is always the risk of running out of runway.\u00a0 It is the addition of power.\u00a0 That\u2019s one of the reasons that most flight instructors insist that the pilot keep a hand on the throttle.\u00a0 Although I am one of those teachers, I really don\u2019t care for this method.\u00a0 To me, it relies on something which may not always be available and creates a bad habit.\u00a0 But if you must\u2026.\u00a0 Power will preserve flying speed and make it possible to touch again.\u00a0 It will also make it possible to go around.\u00a0 Hmmm, after a touch?\u00a0 I don\u2019t know that it\u2019s a good idea, although situations vary.<\/h3>\n<\/h3>\nSo there you have it, three ways to deal with the dreaded bounce:\u00a0 Turn a wheelie into a three-point, use the excess speed to touch once more and use power to either preserve the altitude you have or go around.\u00a0 All of these methods require split-second decision-making and that may be what makes the bounce so dreaded!<\/h3>\n
The third method is perhaps the most popular.\u00a0 Its disadvantage is that it will increase the amount of runway required, so there is always the risk of running out of runway.\u00a0 It is the addition of power.\u00a0 That\u2019s one of the reasons that most flight instructors insist that the pilot keep a hand on the throttle.\u00a0 Although I am one of those teachers, I really don\u2019t care for this method.\u00a0 To me, it relies on something which may not always be available and creates a bad habit.\u00a0 But if you must\u2026.\u00a0 Power will preserve flying speed and make it possible to touch again.\u00a0 It will also make it possible to go around.\u00a0 Hmmm, after a touch?\u00a0 I don\u2019t know that it\u2019s a good idea, although situations vary.<\/h3>\n<\/h3>\nSo there you have it, three ways to deal with the dreaded bounce:\u00a0 Turn a wheelie into a three-point, use the excess speed to touch once more and use power to either preserve the altitude you have or go around.\u00a0 All of these methods require split-second decision-making and that may be what makes the bounce so dreaded!<\/h3>\n
So there you have it, three ways to deal with the dreaded bounce:\u00a0 Turn a wheelie into a three-point, use the excess speed to touch once more and use power to either preserve the altitude you have or go around.\u00a0 All of these methods require split-second decision-making and that may be what makes the bounce so dreaded!<\/h3>\n
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