Debunking Glider Spoiler Turns Causing Spin Thinking

On Tue, 02 Jun 2015 09:47:50 -0600, Dan Marotta wrote:

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.

Surely that can only work for a pilot who never has and never will land
anywhere but his home field.

UK training specifically warns against that trick.

My 2p.


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martin@ | Martin Gregorie
gregorie. | Essex, UK
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On Tuesday, June 2, 2015 at 12:00:12 PM UTC-4, Martin Gregorie wrote:
On Tue, 02 Jun 2015 09:47:50 -0600, Dan Marotta wrote:

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.

Surely that can only work for a pilot who never has and never will land
anywhere but his home field.

UK training specifically warns against that trick.

My 2p.


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martin@ | Martin Gregorie
gregorie. | Essex, UK
org |

At our field, we teach "angles, what does it look like?", then again, most of our CFIG's are cross country/competition pilots.
Landmarks "can" work at a constant fixed location, but is no help in "Farmer Browns back 40". Heck, even an altimeter is rather useless (in an off airport landing) since you don't know field elevation.

On Tue, 02 Jun 2015 10:37:23 -0700, Charlie M. (UH & 002 owner/pilot)
wrote:


At our field, we teach "angles, what does it look like?", then again,
most of our CFIG's are cross country/competition pilots.
Landmarks "can" work at a constant fixed location, but is no help in
"Farmer Browns back 40". Heck, even an altimeter is rather useless (in
an off airport landing) since you don't know field elevation.

Yes, that precisely how I was taught.


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martin@ | Martin Gregorie
gregorie. | Essex, UK
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