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From: rl@ucsfcgl.UUCP (Robert Langridge%CGL)
Newsgroups: net.aviation
Subject: Re: Flap Flap
Message-ID: <452@ucsfcgl.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 22-Feb-85 08:17:26 EST
Article-I.D.: ucsfcgl.452
Posted: Fri Feb 22 08:17:26 1985
Date-Received: Wed, 27-Feb-85 02:40:56 EST
References: <235@tekred.UUCP> <380@terak.UUCP> <1034@phoenix.UUCP>
Reply-To: rl@ucsfcgl.UUCP
Organization: UCSF Computer Graphics Lab
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Summary: 

In article <1034@phoenix.UUCP> brent@phoenix.UUCP (Brent P. Callahan) writes:
>Ideally, light aircraft should have speed brakes a` la space
>shuttle.  Then you could approach high and energy rich and
>fly the glide slope using the speed brake as if it were a
>throttle.
>
>Do sailplane pilots use their speed brakes this way ?

Yes.  Though precision on how "...high and energy rich..." is advisable.

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