Engine out practice
Steve Hix wrote:
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Matt Whiting wrote:
Steve Hix wrote:
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Matt Whiting wrote:
Steve Hix wrote:
So they went out one morning, got plenty of cushion between themselves
and the ground, set the 172 into a landing configuration with full
flaps, and slipped it.
It shook a bit and then went inverted on them. They recovered and came
back home.
Got to love those urban legends!
I was sitting at the FBO front desk when Lynn and Fred went out to see
what would happen, and was there when they returned about a half hour
later.
They told me then what had happened, and agreed that they weren't
inclined to try it again with our 172. They weren't sufficiently
interested to see if it was affected one way or another by changing
payload, CG location, etc.
Not an urban legend, sorry if that disappoints you.
I don't for a second believe that a slip with flaps turned them over. I
suspect they STALLED it and went inverted, but that wasn't due to a slip
with flaps.
Kewl. Believe whatever floats your boat.
They were both experienced CFIs, one with a good deal of A-26 and T-28
time. If they'd stalled it, I would think they'd said so.
It did not go inverted from slipping with flaps.
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