Spoilers for Pattern Planes?????

[chadnortheast at shaw.ca]

He flies FAI anyway, I doubt it hurts the scores much :)

Besides where does it say you cant slip?

----- Original Message -----
From: mike mueller <mups1953 at yahoo.com>
Date: Tuesday, November 11, 2003 7:20 am
Subject: Re: Spoilers for Pattern Planes?????

> Exactly when are you supposed to start judging the landing? If 
> you stop the slip before 6 feet off the ground then it shouldn't 
> effect the judge. I guess after so many years of flying I can tell 
> you that I'm a little tired of the judges and there petty 
> preferences that shouldn't come into play. But hey that won't 
> change things so I guess I'll learn to deal with it. Mike
> 
> Del Rykert <drykert at rochester.rr.com> wrote:Might be more fun but 
> doesn't help your score because it don't impress the judges.
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: Adam Glatt 
> To: discussion at nsrca.org 
> Sent: Monday, November 10, 2003 8:59 PM
> Subject: Re: Spoilers for Pattern Planes?????
> 
> 
> Side slipping is more fun =>
> 
> From: "Larry Diamond" <jed241 at msn.com>
> 
> >>Reply-To: discussion at nsrca.org
> >>To: "NSRCA" <discussion at nsrca.org>
> >>Subject: Spoilers for Pattern Planes?????
> >>Date: Mon, 10 Nov 2003 18:19:33 -0500
> >>
> >>OK...Maybe I'm loosing my mind...
> >>
> >>I had a conversation with an individual that told me I was wrong 
> and that 
> >>we don't use nor will ever use spoilers for a pattern plane.
> >>
> >>I do have at least one e-mail referencing that some folks in New 
> Jersey 
> >>have tinkered with this. I seem to recall a number of posts but 
> I can' find 
> >>them.
> >>
> >>What I would like to do, is take the responses (Good / Bad) from 
> this 
> >>thread to form my own opinion.
> >>
> >>I have never tried it. But I think it was advise I received from 
> a thread 
> >>on trying to control the speed of my landings for short runways. 
> But I 
> >>really don't recall all the points...
> >>
> >>Then again, perhaps I have lost my mind...
> >>
> >>See ya,
> >>
> >>Larry
> >>    
> >>
> 
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