wrote:
Hey Marc - The Duo spoilers are much maligned,
but often the problem is the wheelbrake.

Huh ?

Well, the wheelbrake engages at the end of the spoiler
travel. The mechanism is, well, um, even though its a
Cleveland wheel, the mechanism and hydraulics are
shall we say a bit confused.

You may be right, our Duo had a great wheelbrake (almost disconcertingly
so), but relatively poor spoilers. That's not the say they were a
problem, just that one developed slightly different techniques for
arriving in an elegant fashion. In particular, in calm conditions I
preferred long shallow finals. In hairier situations, a slipping turn
to final with full spoilers allowed excellent control over descent rate,
with the added benefit that I could actually see the runway from the
back seat ;^)

I think the Duo Discus X does a great job of addressing the glidepath
control issue (imagined or not). When I win the lottery, after I order
my Antares, the DDX comes next...

Marc