The guy was happy for me to fly it, even though it was supposed to be a pure passenger flight. He would not let me anywhere near the stall, even at 3000 feet, and despite being told we regularly perform sins as part of our training regime.
Perhaps it was just this particular pilot. -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Brian Wade Sent: Tuesday, 15 April 2008 1:22 PM To: Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia. Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] Sideslip landing I did approx 50 flights in 2-32 and 2-22s. in Texas back in the late 70s. A mixture of auto and areo tow. I don't recall any need for other than normal approach speeds and we operated form some reasonably confined areas. The following came from Dr Google: The 2-32 was once the worlds highest- performance production multi-seater and has been prolific record-setter. In the late 1960s and through the 1970s the design held many world and national records for speed over 100, 300 and 500 km courses, as well as a variety of distance, out-and-return and altitude records for both men and women. It gained the feminine multi-place world and national records for absolute altitude and altitude gain (10.809 m./ 35.463 ft. and 7.8481 m./ 24.545 ft.) by Babbs Nutt at Black Forest, CO in 1975. It is widely used for the commercial business with the facility of carrying two relative light and friendly passengers on the bench rear seat. The design features airbrakes and an all-moving horizontal tail with anti-balance tab. The first 2-32, serial 001, belongs to the National Soaring Museum. ATC Brian Wade From: Derek Ruddock Sent: Tuesday, April 15, 2008 9:37 AM To: 'Discussion of issues relating to Soaring inAustralia.' Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] Sideslip landing It would be interesting to know his approach speed: when I flew one of these in Hawaii last year the instructor flew the approach at 80mph due to the 'vicious spin characteristics at the stall' If this guy was taught the same nonsense speed, it's no wonder he needed a 6000 foot runway... -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]<mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of D S Baker Sent: Tuesday, 15 April 2008 4:52 AM To: Aus Soaring Subject: [Aus-soaring] Sideslip landing I found this rather interesting. A fellow's flying a Schweizer SGS 2-32 in the US, and was practicing landing without divebreaks. He says somewhere in the comments that it was a 6000foot runway and he used almost all of it As with many of the other people that commented, I love the very innocent "Oh my gosh, what's he doing?" and "That was like, very umm..." It also makes you think about the good ol' days when this was common practice. Airbrakes? Luxury, we used to DREAM of havin' airbrakes... Anyway: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5hSbEMBb6XQ Enjoy :) Dion -- <Crucial> whats a quick way to push ipconfig /release, ipconfig /renew to 50 or so workstations <Mo> cycle power to the building
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