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Old 14th August 2010 | 08:11
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Whopity
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Aye another good reason for not teaching point and power
as you feel the sink add power (in anticipation of loss of speed) and keep pointing at the aiming point.
There really is no huge difference in the 2 techniques.
There is one fundamental difference, if you maintain the aiming point as a constant site line you fly a straight line towards it wheras if you fly a constant speed by changing attitude you will fly a fugoid towards it; the former is much easier to assess.
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