Schweizer 1-35 and other flapped sailplanes

People wind the flap away upon flair to help make the landing stick (stall
speed goes up, wing stops flying). Obviously, it also gives better aileron
response.

Nick.


"Shawn" sdotcurry@bresnananotherdotnet wrote in message
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Maule Driver wrote:
What sweet memories. As a low time glider pilot, my few flights in a a
1-35 hooked me on flaps. They are a bit different, not necessarily
better, but certainly not dangerous. And the 1-35 is a sweet example.

So my first owned sailplane was a PIK20b. Great ship too. Once one
learned to wind up the flaps while flaring, it could be landed on a dime.
But the path to learning that technique was paved with PIOs (think
rubbing you tummy while patting you head expressed in pitch).

Thanks for the memories...

You would raise that flaps in the flair? In my Ventus, and now the
Mosquito I fly, that would be really difficult, and the opposite of what a
lot of people do-extending more flap in the flair. I favor the set 'em
and forget 'em on short final method. Granted, not quite the same system.
Do Piks HPs and 1-35 flaps create too much drag to leave out in the flair?

Shawn