Spoilers for Pattern Planes?????

[Ed Deaver]

We went to a contest in Temple, Tx which sits in a horseshoe shaped row of trees, and not little trees to boot.  Couldn't get the plane to slow down on landing so put them on on Fri before the contest.  What a joy.

My Oly Medal needed Up elevator mixed in, Joe's Prophecy needed down elevator mixed in.  Both slowed down much better and was actually easier to control on landing also.

The only bad thing to mine was the plane would baloon when at speed on the downwind leg, but once it slowed down, then the plane went into a very easy predictable glide path.

Only use it on occasion, when needed, but it is a nother tool in the tool bag.

ed
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Larry Diamond 
  To: NSRCA 
  Sent: Monday, November 10, 2003 5:19 PM
  Subject: Spoilers for Pattern Planes?????


  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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