Here, here!

Bill Daniels

"ADP" wrote in message
...
I am both saddened and angered by the recent carnage in the glider
community. There is no excuse for a stall-spin accident during an
approach.
None, nada, zilch! Not in a glider, not in any aircraft.
Folks, see that little yellow triangle on your airspeed indicator? That
is
the manufacturers recommended minimum approach speed. You should not go
below that speed on approach unless you are over the numbers and prepared
to
land. For winds and gusts, you can add up to 10 knots to that speed but
do
not allow your speed to go below it.
If you have a motor glider and you are landing with power on, after
setting
up to land and reducing power to idle, do not touch the power lever. If
you
have to use power to complete the landing, you have failed and should not
be
flying motor gliders.

If you don't have a little yellow triangle, find out your stall speed in a
turn in your normal landing configuration. (Normally with partial
spoilers
and gear down.) Add 30% to that speed and use that as your
never-go-below-on-approach speed.

I don't entirely buy the close-to-the-ground airspeed illusion but I can't
entirely discount it either.

In any aircraft, fly by airspeed and attitude. If the airspeed isn't
where
it should be, adjust the glider attitude to make it so. A personal
attitude
adjustment may be in order, as well. If you are not pleased with the
precision of your approach, practice, practice and practice until you
are.

Be careful out there.

Allan


"Joeri Cools" wrote in message
...
I've been thaught the two methods. In Belgium an instructor told me to
make
S-turns when high on final, in France this seems to be illegal and a
steep
dive with full spoilers is recommended. About aiming between the trees,
this
makes me wonder.
...Snip...

Joeri.