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sokoloff on April 28, 2024 | parent | context | favorite | on: The unstallable plane that stalled

The Robertson STOL mod droops the ailerons with flaps, changing the effective angle of incidence of the wing. A friend had a Robinson-equipped 182 and we could quite comfortably operate in/out of Marlboro Airport (1650' paved with trees at one end and a fence at the other).

vdqtp3 on April 29, 2024 [–]

That's not TERRIBLY impressive, considering a stock 182P has a 50' obstacle take off distance of 1350' of at max gross on an ISA day

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