Originally Posted by
freezingflyboy
Seriously. This never would've happened to a former 145 driver. Tail strike? Maybe. After 10 years on the Jungle Jet, the muscle memory from "catching the nose" with that unboosted elevator was one of the toughest habits to break. Much more finesse needed in the Boeing.
I’ve seen lots of people let the nose drop on the 145, usually cause they land with an excessive pitch attitude and bleed too much speed before touchdown. If flown properly the 145 can be landed quite nicely (13 years and 11000 hrs in it), gently lowering the nose to the ground during rollout.