Round out and flare with fully open spoilers in a PW-6? Other gliders?

On Monday, March 26, 2018 at 7:47:36 PM UTC-4, son_of_flubber wrote:
The PW-6 has very effective spoilers, and some other gliders have even more effective spoilers. Assuming C.G. is within limits and runway is level, is it possible to round out and flare with the spoilers fully open? Does one need extra airspeed? How much extra? (Yep. I know it is advisable to reduce spoilers before entering roundout.)

How do you teach steep descent to students? How steep? How fast?

I saw this question come up in a discussion of a fatal accident in a SZD 51-1 Junior. Student pilot opened 'full spoilers' and failed to flare.

Is a 'full spoiler flare' required to obtain glider certification in EASA?

And finally, does the PW-6 have spoilers or airbrakes?


Charlie , you hit the nail on the head! I also has a 20A L, that I would make some very short landings and my best friend Alfonso, AKA E9 would applaud me for my sticking to his approach to landing scenario. Trust me, no one did it better than the Fonzie! One better be prepared for what will certainly someday happen, and the best rule of logical thinking is that if you think it might happen, it probably will. Practice doesn't make perfect as we have all been told, but perfect practice results in perfect results. Bob