Flaps check - great lesson learned

While recently getting checked out to fly a glass panel Cirrus, my
instructor, under the statement that the TAWS wasn't operating quite right,
reached down along the circuit panel while I was busy flying my last
instrument approach. As I entered the decent phase of a straight in landing,
I applied 50% flaps, then as I got near the runway, applied 100% flaps and
noticed that I was still coming in "different" than normal. I did a
beautiful landing and as we taxi'd off the runway, the instructor asked if I
noticed what was wrong. He had pulled the breaker on the electronic flaps so
I actually landed with no flaps extended. He stated that I ALWAYS need to do
visual verification that the flaps extended properly on both sides,
especially when they are electical.

It was a great lesson that I will never forget. I was also really pleased
with doing a good landing in an aircraft that wants to keep flying, even
with flaps extended.



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Thanks,

Steve

"When once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the Earth
with your eyes turned skyward, for there you have been, and there
you will always long to return"
- Leonardo Da Vinci