using less spoiler just before the flare???

You are quite right on all counts, particularly if
you include the 2-22 and the TG-3.

But we know the difference, and we also know that originally
the DFS divebrakes were speed limiting vertically before
the standards were changed.

You'll probably have to get used to it. Language changes;
we must all choose our particular upsets over this
fact.

At 19:06 27 October 2007, Martin Gregorie wrote:
Phil Collin wrote:
Whilst I have enjoyed reading this thread there is
one thing bugging me.
you all keep referring to spoilers, when in actuality
I believe you are
referring to airbrakes.
Spoilers, as those of you that have and do fly gliders
/ motor gliders
which utilise spoilers will know how different
their behaviour is to that of airbrakes.
sits back and awaits #flames#

I've noticed that Americans tend to refer to airbrakes
as spoilers. I
wonder if this is because most (all?) Schweitzer iron
is fitted with
spoilers rather than Schlemp-Hirth air brakes. Most
Americans seem to
have learnt in the SGS 2/33.

Personally, the only spoiler-equipped gliders I've
flown are our
Slingsby T-21b and an SGS 2/33. The spoilers on both
are memorably
ineffective.


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