Originally Posted by
Cubdriver
I am gonna call myth-busters on this idea of a nose drop for these older Cessnas with the 40 flaps.
Agreed. You aren't supposed to slip for long with low gas in one tank, because you might run out of gas, but I've done lots and lots of approaches with 40 degrees flaps and slips. I can say that at least once I did feel what seemed like "tail buffeting", but per the relevant manual, there was no loss of control or other ill effects. If this was a limitation...well, it would be a limitation...