Top Document: rec.aviation FAQ Previous Document: FAA written exams Next Document: NTSB accident reports See reader questions & answers on this topic! - Help others by sharing your knowledge Q20: Are slips with flaps prohibited in certain Cessnas? A: No. Some Cessna 172's have a recommendation that extended slips with full flaps be _avoided_. This is because the flaps on these aircraft are sufficiently effective to partially blanket the empennage during a full-flap slip, which may result in a gentle, but fully controllable, bobbing motion. That bobbing motion has on more than one occasion unduly alarmed a pilot on short final, resulting in a less than satisfactory outcome. Bottom line: go up to altitude and try it yourself, with a CFI aboard if you prefer. Then you won't need to worry about the recommendation. [Disclaimer: if the POH for your specific aircraft says something different, the POH takes precedence over this note. Certain C-170s are reported to have such a prohibition, because they exhibit "exciting" descents in this configuration.] User Contributions:Top Document: rec.aviation FAQ Previous Document: FAA written exams Next Document: NTSB accident reports Single Page [ Usenet FAQs | Web FAQs | Documents | RFC Index ] Send corrections/additions to the FAQ Maintainer: geoff@peck.com
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