Editing Conventional landing gear (section)

==Techniques==
Landing a conventional geared aircraft can be accomplished in two ways.<ref name="FTM">[[Transport Canada]], ''Aeroplane Flight Training Manual'', page 111 (4th revised edition) {{ISBN|0-7715-5115-0}}</ref>

Normal landings are done by touching all three wheels down at the same time in a ''three-point landing''. This method does allow the shortest landing distance but can be difficult to carry out in crosswinds,<ref name="FTM" /> as rudder control may be reduced severely before the tailwheel can become effective.{{Citation needed|date=August 2012}}

The alternative is the ''wheel landing''. This requires the pilot to land the aircraft on the mainwheels while maintaining the tailwheel in the air with [[Elevator (aircraft)|elevator]] to keep the [[angle of attack]] low. Once the aircraft has slowed to a speed that can ensure control will not be lost, but above the speed at which [[rudder]] effectiveness is lost, then the tailwheel is lowered to the ground.<ref name="FTM" />