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From: jeq@laidbak.UUCP (Jonathan E. Quist)
Newsgroups: net.aviation
Subject: Re: spins and SKIDS
Message-ID: <213@laidbak.UUCP>
Date: Sat, 21-Sep-85 23:01:25 EDT
Article-I.D.: laidbak.213
Posted: Sat Sep 21 23:01:25 1985
Date-Received: Sun, 22-Sep-85 07:03:34 EDT
References: <1877@bmcg.UUCP>
Reply-To: jeq@laidbak.UUCP (Jonathan E. Quist)
Organization: LAI Chicago
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Summary: 

In article <1877@bmcg.UUCP> fredc@bmcg.UUCP (Fred Cordes) writes:
>As for 40 degree flaps blanking the tail, I was told that by 2 instructors
>(I flew with with 5 instructors in 4 years before I got my ticket...) that
>this condition occurred and was the reason for limiting 152's to 30 degrees
>max. I can't find anything in the manuals either but I'll keep looking.

A while back, I mentioned this problem with my 1961 172.
The first time I tried 40 degrees flaps, the tail
kicked out to one side.  The previous owner tells
me that he had this problem at first, until he figured out
that when he was pulling full flaps (this bird has
manual flaps with a __long__ handle) he was twisting a bit in his
seat and his feet were moving on the pedals.

Soo, next time I was up, I again tried a 40 degree landing,
paying close attention to my feet.  Sure enough,
the tail stayed straight, and she landed slow as can be.

I did notice a bit of pitch oscillation, which the manuals
do mention, but it was not what I would call objectionable.

Jonathan E. Quist
ihnp4!laidbak!jeq, jeq@N7656X
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