Another glider crash?

On Monday, September 21, 2015 at 3:45:09 PM UTC-4, George Haeh wrote:

Back in my student days, some
instructors told me to look at the spoilers
on the downwind check. If you're moving
the correct handle you will see them
move.

I emphasize that with students as well. When you get to the landing checklist pull the divebrake/spoiler handle and look at the wing to see them operating. It's possible in my ASG-29 to pull "a handle" and feel something happen, but not what you expected. I've done it myself with the flap handle on my ASG-29. I found myself modulating flaps early on instead of the divebrakes. Luckily, I was looking at the wing and was able to recognize that I wasn't moving the correct handle.

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