Originally Posted by
mechpowi
Are you laughing at downwind quickstop maneuver (because it's dangerous or useless?) or at the instructors unwillingess (lack of skill or auhtrorization?) to perform one with a student?
I'm laughing at the CFI's unwillingness to let me do the maneuver,...hence the sad face emoji.
,...and I'm not a student, and have done downwind quickstops on my own many times. They aren't as dangerous and scary as you think.