Vortex generators. They lower stall speed by creating a bit of turbulence by way of a vortex, to keep the airflow attached longer.
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Cub icing:
Took BAM-8 out in Alaska, real weather, AP on altitude & heading hold.
At about 1,500’ icing began & it was interesting to watch the GG SCC respond.
As the flight progressed BAM-8 began to slowly lose altitude & slowly reduce speed as one would expect with the impact of the weight of the ice. Felt quite realistic.
However, it set me wondering - do any Cub variants run any sort of windscreen de-icing, so you can at least see where you are headed as you are forced lower. 
I have seen plenty of videos where Cubs are flying in Alaska , above snow covered ground. Perhaps the air temp. at their flight altitude is above freezing, or are they using some sort of de-icing??
TG
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For sure you can fly without icing even with very low temperature if the air is dry enough and that can happen even if the ground is covered by snow.
Sometimes the layer that will generate ice is close to the ground: freezing haze even if the visibility is acceptable in that layer, while the upper layer above the temperature inversion is dryer.
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OMG, Water Ski !!!
It would be posible to make the doors transparent via Livery ?
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I’ve already asked. Not possible yet due to the SDK. Maybe at some point in time.
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Air speed indicator says Knots but it seems Kmh to me …
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So you’re saying 120 kts. should be kph? If it were 120 kph that would make it 65 kts. Or turn it around and 120 kts. would be 222 kph.
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Definitely kts 
Have a great weekend trip everyone, and don’t forget your fishing gear.
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Do the same, but use an ice scrapper 
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I love this mod and update, but as it appears im very bad at water skiing! 
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Keep practicing! Water skiing is a very delicate (and dangerous IRL) business. Can start like this:
- Crash Damage set to OFF
- Start IN the water (yes really…at least in the sim)
- Slowly advance throttle…you’ll see the wheels gently rise to the surface (which looks awesome btw)…the skiing starts.
- Stay in the 40-50kts range until comfy…then try the 30-60kts range
Other tips:
- Slide on a beach under an angle…but make sure your parking brakes are off!
- Steer with the rudder, not your ailerons
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Thank you so so so so much! Im already doing better!
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What do you think the best way to approach the water is?
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Fly close to the surface with a well trimmed plane, flaps on second position and gently reduce throttle to go down, increase to go up.
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I’m no flight instructor, but one of the test pilots (with plenty of real bush plane experience btw) recommended this…and it works well:
- Deploy flap 1 around 60kts
- Flap 2 around 45kts
- Ease the throttle another 100RPM just prior to a soft touchdown
- Gently roll onto the beach…back pressure and brake
If you do it too fast you’ll just bounce back…like you would on a solid surface.
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Thanks for that, ill try that. You never mentioned you have bush plane experience before! What plane? Do you have your license or just a passenger?
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I don’t…the test pilots do 
That’s where they come in. I do the computer stuff while they keep me in check for the authenticity of the aircraft.
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OHHH I misread that lol
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Anybody having issues of the engine shutting down after a landing or before takeoff for no reason?
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Due to the high performance engine the idle RPM is set lower to give you a wider range. You may need to use a tiny but of throttle instead of idle in cases where you used idle before.
This way you can approach slower…windmilling the engine below 2000rpm at idle flight…having less residual trust.
Also idle on the tarmac at conventional idle speeds (1400-1800) would get you moving…
Having set that it should not shut down. Will have a closer look at this. Maybe the oil was still cold? You’ll have more engine resistance due to the thicker oil (yes that is simulated too…nice touch Asobo 
)
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