Not at all. I fly from a military airfield and our 'threshold' is the RHAG. Otherwise they have to put the traffic lights on red for the major road that runs past the real threshold. However there is still 590 metres of runway from one end and 810 from the other until the turn off. More than enough for a 20 degree flap landing and no brakes.
I can't see what the argument is here, 20 degrees is fine for the runway I land on most of the time. 40 degrees is fine for grass strips etc. Surely you use your own judgement. I'm lucky that the instructors at my club are vastly experienced, some ex CFS instructors, and teach you not to fly by rote but to fly to the conditions.
Edit: DAR being as you are one of the people whose opinions I respect I'll give that a go next time around. Thanks for the tip. I will also add that I do like to keep my skills up regarding flapless, short field etc even on the 9000 foot or so I have to play with. I must be the odd one out in that I actually enjoy doing the variations of circuit, especially glide ccts. As a glider jock I feel it beholden to me to be able to plonk a spamcan down withing 100 ft of my chosen touchdown point.
Last edited by thing; 31st August 2011 at 22:50.