On Tue, 03 Apr 2018 16:30:10 +0000, James Metcalfe wrote:

At 15:17 03 April 2018, wrote:
Just for the sport of it I'll point out that the 1-26 manual suggests
reducing spoilers just before touchdown. POH also notes
touchdown with
full spoilers is OK at 50 mph.
Wonder how they land 1-26s in England?

Are there any 1-26s in England ?

I've never flown a 1.26 (but its on my list) but some of the strongest
airbrakes I know are in the SZD Junior.

I've normally never needed or use more than half brake in a Junior, but
this time there was a strong wind, so I turned base to finals at 600-700
ft barely downwind of the threshold and stopped rolling less than 100m
into the field. That was a 65+ kt approach flown with full brakes. I saw
almost no float after rounding out: with that much brake a Junior turns
into a fairly decent brick. I knew it was a windy day: I got 2700 ft on
the winch - with the winch placed about 4000 ft from the launch point.


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