Originally Posted by
Airhoss
It's definitly easier to make a smooth wheel landing than a smooth full stall.
I don't know if you've ever flown a light tail wheel airplane or not if you haven't it's pretty hard to compare to anything else. The secret is to get the airplane to quit flying at about 1 inch off the ground and yes the wing is done flying at the same time that you touch down. Now if you do it 5 or 10 feet off the ground you are going to have some issues. It takes skill, it take finesse, and it takes practice to do it right. And oh yeah, especially with students I've felt the burble just before touch down on many occasions. The next thing you feel is gear going into SPRONG mode!!
Not sure if I agree that that means it's a stall or even a little buffeting=stall. I've done those exact landings you describe in those exact airplanes, I've just never felt the need to say "I landed in a full stall", it just doesn't make sense to me, not with what I use to describe a stall. Agree to disagree I guess, I just feel the term is "thrown around" with little regard to what a stall actually is. Landing slow and being "out of energy" vs. "airflow seperating due to angle of attack".