Glide ratio with full brakes and side slip
On Sunday, May 1, 2016 at 2:11:38 PM UTC-7, Charlie M. (UH & 002 owner/pilot) wrote:
Frankly, a "20" (especially an "A") with landing flaps & full airbrakes comes down fast.
If you "need" a slip, you are either waiting too long to pick a field or need to pick better fields.
Or in places like Colorado with big windshear and downbursts. I've flown a downwind with 50 knots on the tail and dead calm turning final. A few of these and you learn to fly high patterns and have the tools to get down if the wind quits on final. :-)
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