"Newps" wrote in message
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Because Cessna pilots don't have to slip. I have made over 1500
landings in my 182 and have never had to go around because I screwed up
the approach. These aren't all 10,000 foot runways either. I play in
the dirt with all the other right thinking 182 drivers out there. The
flaps are simply that good. Every now and again I will practice a slip
but those Cessna barn doors are 1000% better than a slip anyday.


If you're high and fast in a 182 in an emergency landing, and you need to
lose altitude to hit the landing spot, a slip might be needed to drop
quickly enough. Then you can slow and use the flaps. But in general, I agree
with you - with 40 degrees out, if you are low you have to drag it in with
power...

Michael