Can you slip with full flaps?

In these aircraft, when full flaps were used in combination with a forward slip, an airflow disturbance across the horizontal stabilizer and elevator could result in a dangerous loss of pitch control during the approach. The POH stated, Slips with full flaps prohibited.



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