At 02:37 13 February 2018, wrote:
Well Paul T, I've read all of Derricks written works, no doubt good
info
th=
ere, but when it comes to his opinion of flapped sailplanes, I'll go
with
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thers with just as much if not more experience than his. Guys like
Moffatt.=
You would get a very different opinion of the ease and safety of
landing
f=
lapped ships if you read his flight evaluation of the HP-14.

All that is needed is a proper understanding/briefing of how
flapped
ships=
are handled in landing (much different than spoilered birds). If a
newer
p=
ilot is desirous of getting into cross country flying, a flapped ship is
a
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very very good choice and a confidence builder, knowing that even
in the
ha=
nds of a less experienced pilot , they can be safely shoe horned
into very
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small fields.


Have 200 hours plus in a high performance plain flapped ship
thanks. My advice stands for a low time pilot.