Originally Posted by
t-cart
If there is "side loading" of the airplane, it isnt being done properly. One of the best ways to learn about this is to get a TW endorsement. It will teach a lot about rudder control.
Excellent Answer, having given over 100 TW endorsements, this is a mandatory maneuver for each applicant to demonstrate to me.
IF YOU SIDELOAD THE GEAR you are not doing it correctly.
I also will use the technique when teaching PPL's who are nervous about maneuvering the plane in the flare. We will drag the runway and move back and forth and then I purposefully have them touch the left wheel then pull it off and the touch the right wheel and pull it off.
All of this can be easily accomplished with no side-loading if you are controlling the airplane correctly.