I had mine freeze shut also. It was raining lightly before we took off and
I then went to over 20K in our wave. I was at altitude for quite a long time
and discovered while descending that the spoilers on my Jantar 2A were
completely frozen shut. I tried everything I could to get them open without
success. In the manual it states that the 2A is not approved for slipping.
Our runway is 3000ft long at 600ft msl. Fortunately we usually have quite
a bit of wind here so that helps shorten the landing. I modified my pattern
and had no problems getting it stopped well before the end of the pavement
with the wheel brake.

Gary Boggs

"Eric Greenwell" wrote in message
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Todd Pattist wrote:
"Bill Daniels" wrote:


Note that I'm not suggesting that slips be removed from the training
syllabus, just that perhaps they should not be taught as a landing aid.
Slips to a landing is just so...20th century.


What would you use the slips for if not altitude control
during landing? I'm amazed at a proposal to do away with
teaching the use of this valuable landing tool.

In 5000 hours of soaring, I've had the spoilers freeze shut once. A
brief shower shortly before towing off for what eventually turned into a
wave flight did the trick. I discovered them frozen at 4000' AGL while
descending at the end of the flight, but at 3000 AGL, they unfroze. I
had a tail chute, so a slip would not have been needed, even in this case.

Has anyone else had spoilers freeze shut without flying in clouds, were
it seems like you should be expecting it to happen?


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