Twice, when flying full size sailplanes, I wish I had the stopping power of a
skeg. First time I got stopped just before I hit the fence, and the second
time I went thru it, totalling the glider and almost taking myself out in the
proscess. As for our models, some stopping device (skeg, teeth, or
whatever) beats the hell out of a hard dork to get stopped (especially on
downwind landings). Runway type landings help a ton. They sure save lots
wear and tear on equiptment and reduce the chances of radio failure due to
all the abuse. Thank you very much Nationals for doing it that way. If I
had my way, CASL wouold still have runway landings at the Southwest.
Jerry Robertson
Flagstaff, Az.
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