Originally Posted by
de727ups
I've done forward slips with full flaps on a 172 and felt the buffet. It's minor.
Hehehe, reminds me of a "Lesson" I learned. Full foward slip in a 172N(1979 model). I had in the 40-degree's of flap(Oh yeah, loved that). I had a very nice buffet, and eventually it created a nuetral elevator feel in which I had no elevator authority. It was really weird, but as soon as I relaxed the rudder, all returned to normal.
And yeah, everyone should know how and practice forward slips in my opinion. Starting with them in the practice area and moving towards doing them on landing. Either way, use a straight-line reference(runway, road, power lines, etc...) to get used to how much rudder/aileron mixing you need to maintain a straight course.