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Date: Thu, 12 Nov 1998 14:42:16 -0500
From: Victoria Deaton <vdeaton@explornet.org>
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just had to add a "ditto" here.

HLAviation wrote:
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> I think I said here before that a touch and go
> puts the 2 most dangerous phases of flight back to back without any time to
> think inbetween, especially on a 3500' runway. 

Agree 100%. I've been able to work out a lot of bugs by doing full stop
landings vs. slam-n-goes. 

>      Don't stand on the brakes to make the first turn, just roll out to the
> second, on a 3500' runway, it's not that far and it's bad form and bad habit,
> and when you buy your own plane you'll find its an expensive habit as tires and
> brakes are expensive. 

You posted this a while back and I thought about it...and have adopted
it as SOP when possible. Thanks for the good hint. 

cheers,
victoria
