On 28 Jan 2004 13:42:00 GMT, Pete Zeugma
wrote:

I'm in the middle group (180 with a chute) and it recovers
automatically after just over 2 rotations, even with
the controls
still fully crossed. The last half rotation gets really
slow. I was a
bit annoyed. Having just done Silver height and wanting
down in a
hurry, I was after 3 turns and was intending to come
most of the way
down in a 3-turn - recover - spin the other way sequence.
Still, I
repeated the experiment in the other direction and
with recovery by
merely centreing the controls and got consistent recovery
after just
over 2 rotations.


I quite frankly find this a quite scary post! I do
hope you allowed suficient height above the start of
your 1000m gain.

I was at 5300 ft when I decided to come down and to practise spinning
on the way, ending the last spin at about 2500 ft. That's quite low
enough for me: I won't deliberately initiate a spin under 3000 ft.

So, what was wrong with a more conventional 'rapid
decent', you know, the one that uses full airbrake
circling in sink, or sideslipping with full airbrake.

Not as much fun. Besides I hadn't spun the Junior for a while and
thought I needed the practise.

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