Backcountry Flying Series Episode 4 - Backcountry Nosewheel Technique

[@0tubeman]

very nice...thanks for including us 182 folk!

[@MrKumquat101]

Thank you for this quality content. I especially applaud your drone pilot on these...smooth panning, and follow, makes you forget/ignore that it is drone footage. As a drone pilot myself (as well as SEL), I recognize great footage when I see it.

[@alastairhill3356]

Excellent and well laid out advice for us nosedraggers, thanks

[@WoutervanTiel]

excellent ! I love seeing the Ozarks too. We're at 7680' with 12-14k peaks all around, so different.

[@tjcrocker443]

That drone shot for the landing was legit.

[@FloridaLightSport]

Love it! Awesome stuff. It is great to encourage the use of popular aircraft. Funny that soft field technique is so foreign in our modern world. Not to long ago, someone asked me how to practice SF landings. I told them to go to a public grass strip and practice. They said the flight school does not allow grass landings. Weird!!!

[@Turk-tf6vp]

It's great to see hope for the tricycle gears in the backcountry. Great series.

[@willymakeit5172]

Hello, enjoying your series. I’ve done my share of flying off unimproved strips in both conventional and tricycle geared aircraft. I’m now 70 years old and flying the prettiest little Cessna 150 off a grass strip in Texas. I am curious about unimproved strips in Arkansas.

[@flyoz]

Hi Willy, we're happy to visit with you about airstrips in Arkansas. Check out our website: www.flyoz.com You can also go to www.airfield.guide and set the airfield filter to "Fly Oz". Lots of information about the strips here in the Ozarks. Feel free to reach out on the contact page of the flyoz.com website and we'll be happy to visit with you and answer any questions. Glad you're enjoying the series.

[@luscombe8fan358]

Another great vid. Thank you for putting this all together!

[@scottpropp3803]

Good note on being careful during taxi

[@lostgriz]

Great video! So, in a crosswind, do you prefer a wheelie or three point?

[@flyoz]

Personally it depends on a number of factors including but not limited to 1) the airframe 2) the strip surface and 3) my mood that day. I will say that in some aircraft with extended gear and large tires the AOA required for a proper three point can get very uncomfortable in a high crosswind and likewise if you’re running something where the aileron authority starts to bleed out at lower airspeeds then wheel landing can feel more comfortable. In that sort of aircraft if landing on a short strip I’ll do a modified sort of tail low wheel landing, otherwise both are totally viable options in most scenarios and it’s best to be proficient to do it either way.

[@CorbinAviation]

Two things. 1) This video did NOT disappoint. Good stuff. 2). So...we aren't going to talk about the A-Star videoing you at kzbin.info/www/bejne/qpCcgqiXocZ7n9U ?😀

[@flyoz]

It's been a learning experience trying to stay out of that rotor wash 😬