3) "Always fly flatter close to the ground" - Now here is one that REALLY
bothers me.
This is probably the WORST misconception that insists in lingering around
hangar talk, internet talk and in other media with many "experts".
It should be replaced with "Always fly coordinated !" or "Fly with the right
amount of bank for the turn you want to make".
That's the simple, naked, honest truth.

Instilling fear of banking close to the ground is one of the worst things
you can do to your students.
I really hate people who insist on this one.
Gliders will not Stall or Spin due to bank angles. They will do so because
of angle of attack (pitch) not angle of bank.
Since most of us don't have an AOA indicator in our gliders, we use Speed as
an easy way to determine it.

OTOH if you do a well banked turn close to the ground and there is a
steepish wind gradient, its liable to be the last one you ever do.



--
Mike Lindsay