[Rant Warning] Tailwheel Training

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Bela P. Havasreti wrote:


I don't know squat about 172s (sorry, I'm a 170B guy), but are you
certain the 66 and 67 manuals say "prohibited"? I seem to recall (in
passing) that flaps 40 slips were suggested to be "avoided" (way
different animal than prohibited!).

Yes, prohibited. Someone posted on rec.aviation saying it was
prohibited, I said BS....went to Pilot shop the next day and looked at
the Info Manuals...crow doesn't taste too bad if you use lots of salt
and pepper. G

I've slipped all the single engine Cessna's I've flown with flaps and
haven't run into any problems doing so. I agree that if you have to
slip with 40 flaps your planning might not have been the best...but it's
a nice tool to have in the bag if you have to put the airplane
somewhere...like after the engine quits. Engine out landing is why I
practice it....and I've had to use it.

--
Dale L. Falk

There is nothing - absolutely nothing - half so much worth doing
as simply messing around with airplanes.

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