whchapman

This article doesn’t mention the biggest benefit of wheel landings: no commitment.

I teach wheel landings as flight at 0 AGL that sometimes ends with a full stop. Put the tires on the pavement with plenty of airspeed, get stabilized on the centerline, and only chop the power if you have things well under control. Then hold that tail up and tapdance on the pedals until you coast to a stop.

I don’t know which is statistically “safer”, but my student’s 3pt landings scare me a lot more than wheel. If they lose it in a wheel landing, they just pull up and go around - no action required from me. If they lose it on a 3 pointer, we’re too slow to fly, so I’ve got about a half second to fix it or we’re going for a loop.