View Single Post
  #10  
Old September 29th 05, 08:46 PM
Andy
external usenet poster
 
Posts: n/a
Default


Jmarc99 wrote:
After having read all the posts in the previous thread, no one said a word
about de right airspeed to keep along the final approach... whatever this is done
with a sideslip or crabbing.



Beware of flying indicated airspeed during a slipping approach. The
pitot/static system on some giders will give large indicated airspeed
errors when slipping. As an extreme example my ASW-19 read zero
airspeed in a full rudder slip, probably due to the nose pot pitot.
You need to know your glider and fly the appropriate attitude rather
than the ASI.

Andy