I've read articles and personal accounts of doing forward slips on purpose without using flaps. I was taught to always reduce the power and use full flaps prior to forward slipping (in a C172). On one of my flights, I was too high and fast on approach and decided to idle and forward slip, forgetting to put down the flaps, and I ended with the same high airspeed with the steep descent. So, are forward slips more appropriate with flaps down or up? What are the reasons for both? Is it aircraft dependent? Thank you.
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