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"Andy Durbin" wrote in message om... "Bill Daniels" wrote in message If you have a glider that exhibits a pronounced float in ground effect, I'd advise against a no-spoiler approaches. I think this may be where accidents due to training will be greater than those due to a real spoiler failure. Bill Daniels I think the distinction should be made between no spoiler patterns/circuit/approaches and no spoiler landings. I think a simulated jammed closed, or jammed open, situation is useful training but, as I said earlier, I always released the malfunction on short final. The landing float was not an issue as spoiler/airbrake could be used for the landing. When doing simulated engine fails with airplane pilots I always make it clear that the engine is available on short final. No point in busting the airplane with a hard landing. Andy I'll eagerly accept that any exercise that improves a students judgement in pattern work is worthwhile and I agree that no spoiler patterns would do that. The problem is that some have interpreted the "no-spoiler" exercise as a landing to a stop without the use of any spoilers at all to simulate a spoiler system failure. That's scary. Bill Daniels |
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