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Old October 24th 07, 03:15 AM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
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Default Duo Dive-brakes ( Polar with spoilers extended?)

On Oct 23, 6:29 pm, Marc Ramsey wrote:
BB wrote:

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That's how this whole discussion got started. Someone suggested that
the best thing to do when high on final is to dive with full spoilers,
pull up above ground effect and wait for the speed to bleed off. I said
that won't work too well with a Duo, as with full spoilers it isn't all
that draggy, will accelerate relatively quickly, and bleed off speed
slowly. Others said nonsense, the Duo has wonderful spoilers. And so
on, and so on...

Marc


Then why don't you slip it in? The Duo slips quite well.

Darryl


(Sorry Marc I could not resist :-) )