hehe BTW.
Here's what I do when landing, and it works for me.
Hog seems to be one of the harder to land and hold straight. Here's the secret.
You want to set your approach up so that as you pass the threshold of the runway, you are no faster than 110 mph or so. I use full flaps.
As you flair your airspeed will drop below 100 pretty quickly. Now as you are dropping below that 100 mph mark you should find that you are very close to touch down. If you can hold the nose a little high you can settle quite gently on all 3 points.
Once you are on the ground your speed will decay rapidly to the point that your wings won't generate enough lift to get you airborne again. Somewhere around 80 mph. Pull back on the stick. It willl lock the tailwheel, helping you to track straight, and allow you some limited steering via your rudder pedals. Apply brakes etc etc etc.
Now, If you find that you are a little fast on touch down and can't pull back on the stick to lock the tailwheel without becoming airborne again (bouncing down the runway), tap the C and V keys (left and right brakes) to keep straight untill you are slow enough to lock the tail wheel. (tap the left one first, and it is just a short tap).
If you are really fast and find yourself floating down the runway (in ground effect really) raise your flaps a notch and you should settle on to the cement.
The biggest thing to remember is that you want to make as near a 3 point landing as possible. Landing a hog on two wheels and trying to hold it straight is difficult to say the least. (although it is much improved over the old AHI Hog). It is a hvy lady and will want to swing around like a 300 pounder at a polka party.
Can send you film if you want to "see" it, but it should work for you as I described it.
Hope this helps a bit.
Cheers,
RTR
