On Mar 5, 1:29 pm, "JGalban via AviationKB.com" u32749@uwe wrote:
wrote:

Wait -- why would your second method cause you to "Slow down and fly a
wide pattern"?

The traffic at the airport necessitates flying a relatively large crowded
pattern. There's no real point dropping full flaps and slowing down to
approach speed if you're going to be flying a big pattern behind several
other aircraft. For me, it works out better to keep the speed up and slow
incrementally, depending on what the traffic ahead is doing.

John Galban=====N4BQ (PA28-180)

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In that case, I see the point. "Extend your final" means I'm
maintaining my downwind airspeed and altitude until I hear "Follow the
Mooney on Final."

I'm no longer in a standard pattern, and so the full flaps come later
-- probably on final. The question remains -- why not full flaps
instead of incremental flaps?


Dan