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Old February 13th 17, 07:45 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
Jonathan St. Cloud
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Default S-turns on final

Came across a blast from the past on youtube. There was a video of teaching s-turns for glide path control. Looked to be from the 40's. Not sure why they would teach this when a slip would be safer and more effective.
 




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