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Old April 7th 18, 11:51 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
Don Johnstone[_4_]
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Default Round out and flare with fully open spoilers in a PW-6? Other gliders?

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?

As far as I am aware we don't, there are no metal monstrosities in the
UK, apart from the YS53 :-)