Teaching Incremental Flaps in the Pattern

On Tue, 4 Mar 2008 10:43:58 -0800, "Bob Gardner"
wrote:

Would this specific instruction include full flaps abeam the numbers? With
any airplane? I think the "hard on the motor" argument is bogus. Beech
doesn't build airplanes with pre-loaded failure modes.

Agreed.
As I said in another post. 1300 hours, two sets of tires and no
problems with the flap motor. Nor have I ever seen any bulletins on
flap motor problems. At one time there was an AD about split flaps
but it was rescinded as they have more than enough aileron authority
to overcome a full split flap situation. (Might be exciting
thoughg)


Bob Gardner

"Robert M. Gary" wrote in message
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On Mar 4, 9:07 am, "Bob Gardner" wrote:
I am reluctant to teach anything that should "always" be used.

I agree with you in principle but from a practical point student
pilots need to start with very, very specific instruction before they
have the tools and expand into these types of judgements. If you don't
give students specific airspeeds to hit in the pattern they will
always have problems with landings. 9 times out of 10 when a student
pilot is having trouble landing all I do is sit in the right seat and
say "ok, what speed are you suppose to be at here?" and let them do
the rest.

-Robert
Roger Halstead (K8RI & ARRL life member)
(N833R, S# CD-2 Worlds oldest Debonair)
www.rogerhalstead.com