Well thats a lively debate, my enqiry is really based on the concern of side slipping a Cessna with 40 deg. of flap my lead to a masking of tail plane with potentially disasterous consequences. Is this so?
I believe I can confirm a couple of points firstly the use of flap can de-stabilise an aircraft because more lift is being produced at the inboard sections of the aircraft.
and secondly I was advised to side slip a Warrior for significant height reduction on finals in a PFL for my commercial GFT.
cheers
MJR