Debunking Glider Spoiler Turns Causing Spin Thinking

Hi Dan

It obviously works for you but I'm interested in why you do this.

If you're doing a 180 to finals and opening the airbrakes at the start of
the turn are you not pointing away at this point with the landing area out
of sight behind you?



At 15:47 02 June 2015, Dan Marotta wrote:
That's a pretty good $0.02, Bill.


As to using dive brakes, I open them as I begin my final turn (a
descending 180 deg turn to final) and I use them during the turn as I
see fit. Once on final I use them less, maybe 1/2 to 3/4 until just
before touchdown when I open them fully. I pick my touchdown point on
downwind and fly to that point. Never do I fly to a landmark and then
make a turn to base, fly to another landmark and turn to final. That's
just asking for trouble.

My $0.02.