Soft field landings mean that the pilot touches the main two gear down and holds the nose off of the ground as long as possible. This ensures the lowest possible touchdown speed of the nose wheel.
Wish them the best of luck!
Could get a litty noisy. All things considered, it's probably easier to control than losing one of the rear gear. (non pilot guess)
Sounds like a rather scarey balancing act!
I have worked on airfields and AFB's for over 30 years and have seen several of these landings. If done right, after the pilot puts the nosewheel on the runway the aircraft will stop in a very short distance. Must be noisy as hell inside but everyone I saw came out alright. Quite a bit of difference with a nosewheel problem and problems with the main landing gear.