David Abbott's Blog – February 2011 Archive (1)

701 Side Slips?

Still making progress on the slats for my 701.  These special STOL surfaces have got me thinking about short field techniques.  My past Maule and Champ were both great STOL performers.  The Maule used 50 degrees of flap to get in short fields, the Champ used side slips.  I preferred the side slip as it was easy to put in and take out to adjust the descent. 

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Added by David Abbott on February 6, 2011 at 5:58am — 2 Comments

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