On 17 May 2006 04:29:55 -0700, "TJ400" wrote:

I was being humerous and do appreciate drag from a slip, I just prefer
not needing to slip on approach but having a great flap system where
creating drag, lowering stall speed and creating lift are all part of
it's design.... the fowler or others I'm learning about, do that....
not fond of spoiler type devices because stall goes up... not fond of
slipping because it's an attitude conducive to spins, if airspeed is
not correct... just looking for pure saftey and practicality... still
open to suggestions...

thanks again..

tj..

I got the humor I'm trying to say that float planes don't need more
drag. Lowering stall speed is a good thing but you only need a little
flap for that. Something else to consider is when you select full
flaps can you still open the doors? Float planes end up on their
backs fairly regularly usually without any injuries but if you can't
get out because of the flaps you're in big trouble.