At 16:06 23 November 2017, Bruce Hoult wrote:
On Thursday, November 23, 2017 at 6:12:09 PM UTC+3, Jeff Morgan
wrote:
The Standard vs. Flapped decision is a bit harder. All of the Sages
say
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5 meter (faster/safer), I'm leaning Standard (simplicity). But it's not
lik=
e I have Standard tattooed on my shoulder, or something I am going
to lose
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sleep over. I'll reconsider how much "simpler" it really is. Perhaps it's
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ike driving a manual transmission where you don't even think about it
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the first day of ownership.

Exactly. Gliders vary so look in your handbook, but I'd say it's
generally
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something like this:

L: Landing. Short final, definitely got the field made
+2: geez this core is narrow! Rack it in there!
+1: normal thermalling and aerotow
0: cruising, from min sink up to 15 or 20 knots above best L/D,
noodling
ar=
ound looking for lift
-1: normal fast inter-thermal cruise
-2: flat out between 100ish knots and Vne

It's pretty easy to use it exactly like a gear change, depending on what
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ight mode you're in. Generally you lead with the flap, adjusting it for
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speed you want to go, not the speed you are going now.