by rawheels » Sun Sep 06, 2020 4:27 pm
I had the opportunity to recover from an unanticipated spin last weekend. I've never rolled or looped an airplane, but I occasionally do a wingover in the Hatz. This time I pulled power too soon in anticipation of the dive and the plane snapped into a spin. Luckily, in the long standing debate of spin vs no spin training, my first instructor 25 years ago was of the mind that you had to at least experience them, so I recognized it very early. Good news is that all of the training worked; power all ready back, ailerons neutral, opposite rudder. Recovered at two spins (pretty much as soon as I put input in). Final step, land and empty pants. Definitely been going over all of those emergency checklists in my mind this week; PARE, ALARMS, etc.
I had the opportunity to recover from an unanticipated spin last weekend. I've never rolled or looped an airplane, but I occasionally do a wingover in the Hatz. This time I pulled power too soon in anticipation of the dive and the plane snapped into a spin. Luckily, in the long standing debate of spin vs no spin training, my first instructor 25 years ago was of the mind that you had to at least experience them, so I recognized it very early. Good news is that all of the training worked; power all ready back, ailerons neutral, opposite rudder. Recovered at two spins (pretty much as soon as I put input in). Final step, land and empty pants. Definitely been going over all of those emergency checklists in my mind this week; PARE, ALARMS, etc.