At 03:30 30 January 2004, Eric Greenwell wrote:
Nyal Williams wrote:

Getting down fast! I was getting ready to enter the
wave window at Mt. Mitchell, NC, and the cold suddenly
told me my bladder was about to let go. Full divebrakes
in a slipping turn got me on the runway in time, but
I had to jump out and run to a ditch beside the runway;
at 75 yards, the FBO toilet was just too far away.

What speed did you use? Could you have just used full
spoilers and
spiralled down at 90 knots or so (or faster, if air
was smooth), and had
the same descent rate?
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Washington State
USA

80kts in an ASK-21, but who knows the accuracy of
an ASI in a slip? I was turning to the left with full
right rudder and the nose as far down as I dared; the
noise was tremendous.