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Old March 5th 14, 10:10 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
John Carlyle
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Default Stall/spin and ground reference maneuvers

Yes, indeed! That was just one of several "interesting" experiences I had a that contest...

-John, Q3

On Wednesday, March 5, 2014 3:37:08 PM UTC-5, firsys wrote:
Always check for that low airplane dragging it in on a long final.

JMF

At 18:08 05 March 2014, John Carlyle wrote:
I tend to keep high until on final, just to keep my options

open,
but my speed stays pretty much constant. Being high has helped me on
severa=
l occasions to delay a bit (once a person behind me with no radio landed
un=
der me, another time someone drove onto the field).


-John, Q3