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Old September 10th 13, 10:35 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
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On Tuesday, 10 September 2013 16:58:50 UTC-4, Gilbert Smith wrote:
He has flaps right up / left down so the turn is no surprise, and he
says that was the 87th take because most times it doesn't centre
properly.


Um... wouldn't those flap settings cause a RIGHT turn? At the very least, a right bank... or have the laws of aerodynamics changed since I did my licence exam?

Then again, perhaps the plane is actually doing right turns, and it's only my fading vision or fatigued brain that thinks it turning left?