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Bumpy landings now sorted. 6 greasers in a row

you can safely limit this to "485th flyers" ... or maybe 485th "flyers"

The Bounce occurs because of either: a) carrying too much speed b) too nose low on touchdown c) too slow The majority of bouncers I saw the last time I was observing the 485th landings were due to a combination of a) & b), and the two are connected; with a too fast approach your nose is lower meaning the nose wheel will touch first. It's rebound will rotate the nose up, adding AoA - and ergo lift - whilst you still have airspeed. This causes the balloon. You instinctively push the nose down - and it puts you straight back into the cycle again; your nose wheel touches first, it's rebound will rotate the nose up, adding AoA, you balloon, you instinctively push the nose down... etc. You will continue is this pattern until you run out of flying speed or the nose-wheel breaks, whichever comes first. The key here is pushing the nose down - don't. If it's a big bounce, power up and go around. If a moderate bounce, hold the nose high attitude (as long as it's not too high!) and use a small addition of power to manage your rate of descent to terra firma. Try to memorise the position of the gunsight reticule above the horizon when parked - this is the attitude the aircraft should be in just prior to touchdown.