You are on final approach to Runway 27 in a Cessna 172, full flaps extended, with a 10-knot direct crosswind from the right. Due to being high on the approach, you initiate a forward slip to the left (into the wind) to increase your descent rate while maintaining 65 knots. The runway threshold is 0.25 miles ahead. After 10 seconds in the slip, your airspeed has crept up to 70 knots despite a constant pitch attitude. What is the BEST energy management adjustment to steepen the descent, control the excess airspeed, and position for a safe landing?

The sectional chart for the destination airport depicts obstacles penetrating the 20:1 approach surface near the approach end of the landing runway. On short final approach, the airplane is above the desired glidepath. A forward slip is MOST appropriate to