On Apr 18, 12:32*am, Marc Ramsey wrote:
*Try that coming over our tall western trees with most standard
class gliders and you'll float halfway down a 400 ft patch before you
bleed off enough speed to make that nice low energy landing.

Flaps are good for short landings but it's also possible to get high
drag steep approaches with a Standard class glider. My ASW28, and the
ASW19B I used to fly, have a very high sink rate in a full rudder slip
and the speed is easily controlled if the pilot maintains
proficiency. The hard part in practicing the full rudder slip is
getting high enough on final to be able to maintain a stable slip
without undershooting.

Please try your first full rudder slips in Standard glass at high
altitude. If you are not proficient, the rapid loss of altitude can
be quite alarming. All gliders may not be as benign as the 19 and 28
in full rudder slip. Also do not be surprised if the airspeed
indicates zero as it will with some pitot systems. Ignor the ASI and
just keep the pitch attitude the same as before slip entry.

Andy