Spoilers for Pattern Planes?????

[Bill Glaze]

Rule Book, Page 82, Par. #3:  "The pilot elects to "slip to a landing" 
to handle a crosswind condition, in which case the upwind wing will be low."
The rule book allows a slip to a landing with no downgrade.

Bill Glaze


chadnortheast at shaw.ca wrote:

>He flies FAI anyway, I doubt it hurts the scores much :)
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>Besides where does it say you cant slip?
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>----- Original Message -----
>From: mike mueller <mups1953 at yahoo.com>
>Date: Tuesday, November 11, 2003 7:20 am
>Subject: Re: Spoilers for Pattern Planes?????
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>>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
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>>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?????
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>>Side slipping is more fun =>
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>>From: "Larry Diamond" <jed241 at msn.com>
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>>>>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
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>>>>OK...Maybe I'm loosing my mind...
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>>>>I had a conversation with an individual that told me I was wrong 
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>>and that 
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>>>>we don't use nor will ever use spoilers for a pattern plane.
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>>>>I do have at least one e-mail referencing that some folks in New 
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>>Jersey 
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>>>>have tinkered with this. I seem to recall a number of posts but 
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>>I can' find 
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>>>>them.
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>>>>What I would like to do, is take the responses (Good / Bad) from 
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>>this 
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>>>>thread to form my own opinion.
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>>>>I have never tried it. But I think it was advise I received from 
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>>a thread 
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>>>>on trying to control the speed of my landings for short runways. 
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>>But I 
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>>>>really don't recall all the points...
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>>>>Then again, perhaps I have lost my mind...
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>>>>See ya,
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>>>>Larry
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