REFLECTOR: Precautionary landing near St. Louis

[Dave Philipsen]

I will have to give that a try. Hopefully it won't be during a deadstick 
landing though.


Ann DaSilva wrote:
> For those who need to loose altitude in a hurry... I have a standard fixed
> gear that's 15 years old and about 1200 hrs on it.
> When I'm too high and need to get down I just slip it. Have found no adverse
> behavior and it will descend at 1500 to 2000 FPM. I frequently do it on
> final to adjust for my goofs...  Now for those with long wing 173 they do
> not like to slip. When you try to slip them they get sloppy and squirm out
> of the slip!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
>
>   

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Dave Philipsen
Velocity STD-FG
N83DP