Originally Posted by
usmc-sgt
Doing a forward slip in a cessna with full flaps is a bandaid for bad technique to begin with. But yes, it can be done and you will not die.
Quite true. A wise pilot understands that and says "I botched this one, going missed."
But having the skill in your back pocket could be helpful if a wing was on fire, he had to dead stick, or other time one could not afford the luxury of going around.