Easiest airplane to land?

[MauleSkinner]

Easiest to land? Anything with trailing link gear. Is it possible to F it up?

um...yes, it is...4 good bounces on a 3800-ft runway in a Falcon 10 is my personal record

 

[barnyard]

Clearly, the winner of this contest is the SA-227AC Fairchild/Swearingen Metroliner.

 

[con-pilot]

Easiest to land? Anything with trailing link gear. Is it possible to F it up?

You have never flown a 727, it has trailing-link landing gear. The 100 series wasn't too bad, but the 200, well it was up to luck, a lot of luck.

 

[hyflyt560]

The Shorts 330/360 landed like a 172, nothing complicated at all.

Agreed, very easy. I flew the C-23 Sherpa, but please keep it a secret.

 

[VNugget]

From my limited experience, the Citabria

 

[Iceman07]

"Real airplane" that I actually have time in: Piper Saratoga (esp. Turbo SP) So easy to land, it made you look like a pro each and every time.

I have a 1950 C-170A, and some of the most satisfying landings I have ever done are wheel landings in this airplane. When done well, it's so cool...

In the sim, I've been flying the F-104 and this is, without doubt the most difficult thing to land consistantly I've ever tried. I probably have 150 landings and maybe, maybe 10 were decent. If the real thing was as difficult to land as the sim version, then all those 104 drivers must be supermen.

 

[dardar]

Clearly, the winner of this contest is the SA-227AC Fairchild/Swearingen Metroliner.

Sarcasm, I assume?

 

[737 Pylt]

Easiest airplane to land

I think the 767-300 is an easy airplane to land. It has to be heavy though. It is a bear to land light. In a x-wind though, I feel hands down, the 757 is better!
Also the 737-200 (guppy). Very easy to make a good landing in that one too!
Hardest, the 727-200 by far! Nightmare, never know when you'll get a good one out of it!
737

 

[Almerick07]

Enough nose up trim on short final and the good ole 182 isnt too bad, light enough to finesse it onto the asphalt heavy enough to not get tossed around in some gust like a 152 or 172....Oh yea the space shuttle is way easy to land, trust me i know!

 

[RefugePilot]

Whatever you have flown the most.

To me it is a C152. I imagine I could land many (light) airplanes well in 20+ knots of gusty x-winds, but I would only do it on purpose and enjoy it in a C152. Its like flying a kite, with no strings attached.