Dennis: There are, of course, several factors to consider. What type of plane
are we talking about? If this is a full size competition stunter then CG is a major
factor. If located correctly then wing mounted gear should be pretty easy to land
smoothly. When located correctly wing gear almost always have less bounce or
spring than fuse gear. As mentioned by Allen, a tall tail wheel wire can help.
This is a trick my brother and I learned from Bob G. His planes always sit almost
level. Makes it easy to just glide the plane in.
And, as P J mentioned, down elevator.
I don't necessarily give it any down while it's still in the air, but I am cranking in
down elevator almost as soon as it touches down. This has two purposes, keeping
the plane on the ground and stopping the plane from rolling as soon as possible.
When I judged at the Nats recently I could not believe how few people I saw doing
this. I saw a few get very close to having an overrun because they were close to begin
with then they landed and rolled and rolled and rolled. Come on man, put the brakes
on, dial in the down elevator!
Steve