This 3rd and final part of our slow flight awareness series of Sunny Swift articles you can learn more about spin recovery.
Why not plan an aerobatics training course yourself? Basic aerobatics will extend your flying skills dramatically! During the training, you will discover thrill of spinning. Join Sunny and Jakub for this exciting journey!”
Follow the link to Sunny Swift Episode 27 to access the cartoon is all EU languages - download it and share with your friends.
Question to Sunny:
You should add one life saving Information to your spin recovery instructions: "Where to go with the stick."
Thanks for adding! :)
Just a remark: Before entering a spin check not only weather but check for other traffic.
One of the greatest factors behind many stall/spin accidents has been a lack of awareness/understanding of the relationship between angle of attack, angle of bank, load factor and stall speed, so perhaps the cartoon should be extended to include some further information such as:
“Remember, stall speed increases with increasing angle of bank and load factor.”
after the sentence “During low speed turns, as when turning to base or final, maintain a margin above the stall speed, and keep the ball centred.”
I distributed this cartoon to AOPA (UK) Instructor Members and it caused a number of adverse comments!
For example, nowhere does it state that the spin entry technique for a deliberate spin MUST be as stated in the PoH in order to enter the spin cleanly. Also the recovery technique MUST be as the PoH - although spin recovery techniques in most light aircraft will be generally similar, there might be subtle differences for specific aircraft.
Minimum Entry Height and Minimum Abandon Height have been calculated, but neither pilot appears to be wearing a parachute.
Checks prior to entry are not just limited to 'in a good area' or 'clear of other traffic' - airframe checks (including fuel balance), loose article security, engine Ts & Ps, and a good LOOKOUT through at least 360 deg must also be included.
Generally, the light-hearted approach to such a serious subject such as spinning is inappropriate, in my view.
Still - it did at least get instructors talking to one another!
Video now available as well thanks to Marc and the team at Aviaze.
One of the great things about Sunny Swift is that it gets people talking about a subject that they might not otherwise have discussed.