On 23 Jan 2004 15:52:31 GMT, Stewart Kissel
wrote:

Well it is mid-winter, when Puch-spinning competes
with the PW-5 flaming, 2-33 viability, and what-sorta-hat-to-wear
as a topic.
(NOT INTENDED TO MAKE LIGHT OF THE SERIOUSNESS OF THIS
TOPIC)

After a review of old threads on this topic, I was
interested in not finding a pilot's report on difficulty
in the spin-recovery characteristics of this ship.
Anyone out there in ras-world care to comment on a
first-person experience?

I'm due to do annuals some time between now and the start of March,
which will involve spinning the Puchacz. I'm rather looking forward to
it: I enjoy spinning at a sensible altitude. As others have said, in
general its a predictable glider: no surprises in spinning.

However, I have been warned that if you start to pull out too soon AND
still have a bit of anti-spin rudder on it will flick-roll in the
opposite direction and that the only way out of that is to complete
the barrel. Its a fairly draggy glider, so I always pause a bit longer
than usual after the spin stops before starting to pull out.

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