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I'm not a CFI and maybe Parker can jump in here and give an opinion but will Robert have an issue when he goes for his checkride since there are no brakes on the right hand side?

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Quote: tony

I'm not a CFI and maybe Parker can jump in here and give an opinion but will Robert have an issue when he goes for his checkride since there are no brakes on the right hand side?

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thats an old wive tale.  Find me a crash to read about. The stabilizer can stall in a long body, but doesnt cause a crash.  Medium and short bodies, slip all you want. The tail cannot stall under normal conditions.

Dont believe me?  Look here:

Quote: colojo

Don't do any slips with full flaps. I've read articles about Mooneys that have crashed in this configuration because the horizontal stabilizer stalled (the flaps blocked airflow to the stabilizer).

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part of it depends on the attitude of the examiner.  They dont have to do the check ride without fully functioning dual controls.  Many will, though.

Quote: kerry

I think it would be OK to use the mooney for the checkride.  The examiner is not PIC.

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So does a 172 in a flaps extended stall, and for the same reasons as well.  The POH on those says "avoid slips with flaps extended".  It is not a limitation, and I demonstrated it with all my students.  Its a normal maneuver, and a useful one.

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