Major A writes: > I've got another no-flap method: cut power, slow to 60kt, keep it > there for about 10s, then push full right rudder and keep wings level > (kicking rudder left is not so good because you can't see a > thing).
In North America, at least, that's called a forward slip. It's the best way to get down fast in a plane like the Piper Cub, that doesn't have flaps, but it works fine in any plane -- you apply full rudder into the wind (if any), then use just enough opposite aileron to keep the plane on track. The nose will no longer point at the runway, but you will still be moving towards it. Another way to kill some altitude without gaining speed is to do s-turns. > Slip landings like this are quite fun in a real plane -- I was in the > back seat of a Porsche DR400 when the pilot did one... Whether it's fun or not depends on your stomach: yawing motion is a sure-fire way to make passengers sick. I used forward slips a lot during my training, to make up for mistakes in setting up my approach. Nowadays, for whatever reason, I don't tend to find myself too high or too low any more. Part of it might be better skill, but part is also the fact that I now fly a plane with higher wing loading than the 172, so it comes down faster when I need it to. All the best, David -- David Megginson, [EMAIL PROTECTED], http://www.megginson.com/ _______________________________________________ Flightgear-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.flightgear.org/mailman/listinfo/flightgear-devel
