Originally Posted by
ryan1234
"mushing" or whatever it's called... is probably a better/easier/safer technique than a forward slip. IMHO
Why? A slip is stable, try stalling in a forward slip in a 172.
To those discussing pitch/power:
It isn't about how you do it, how you do it is fine. However, the student, and you, should understand what is actually causing the change. When you add power it isn't the power that caused the change in speed.
This doesn't mean you can't teach someone to add power when speed is low, you can and should. But you should tell them that when they increase power they have to pitch forward to prevent a climb, that pitch is what actually controlled their speed.
Power will never, has never, and can never control speed in an airplane.
IMO every pilot should know two rules about climb/speed control:
- Excess power controls descent/climb. This happens in 2 ways:
- Changing the power setting
- Changing the speed resulting in a change in power required
- AOA controls speed.
Disclaimer: These two "rules" as I like to call them come directly from mathematical formulas. If you wish them posted and explained just ask.
How you apply it is up to you. However, telling a pilot that power is giving them speed is like me telling you that a ball bounces because the ground doesn't like it. Teach them the truth and then teach them your method of applying that truth.