Cath,
Sideslipping is probably even more use in a power plane where you
don't have the nice divebrakes to use on glide approaches.
The BD4 slips well with its flat sides.
Mike
At 04:14 PM 16/06/2008, you wrote:
I was flying a Grumman Tiger at Jandakot with an instructor once
once. We were 1500' inbound to join base leg. We were asked by the
tower if we could change and land at the other end of the airstrip -
which made it about 30-40 degrees down from our current position.
Before replying, the instructor asked if I was happy to try to get
down a very steep approach for a power plane. So I put it into a
pretty good slideslip and we descended all the way down from 1500' to
the numbers before kicking straight and landing. The instructor
muttered something about "B** glider pilots with their sideslips" but
was pleased we could comply.
I also had to do one with an instructor at Parafield in the little
Skyfox tailwheel twice. Once to get into a paddock (or at least set
up the right approach) after a simulated engine failure on take off,
and another time when the tower again asked us to change to another
runway.
So I think this is a useful skill in any type of aircraft - glider or
power. You never know when it might be useful. Like any manoeuvre -
keep in practice.
-Cath
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