Marian Aldenhövel wrote:
Hi,
Training for wire breaks starts at a high altitude in free flight. The
zooms, simulated break at 60 knots and pushover are repeated many times
until the student performs them instinctively.
Interestingly we don't do it like this where I am learning to fly.
We are taught to plan every launch as featuring a wire break and to
preplan up to what altitudes to land straight, turn back or fly the
pattern as part of the takeoff-check. During training we are to say
these altitudes and actions out loud.
Before soloing we do a minimum of three excercises where the instructor
pulls the knob at some point during the launch. So it's the real thing,
nothing "emergency-like" there. We do not train wire-breaks at altitude.
Still I feel very safe. And I also found pushing over, gaining normal
speed and then attitude the natural thing to do. It helps to have a plan
as to what to do next but up to there it really is instinct. I have not
heard of any of my fellow-students _not_ reacting that way.
Ciao, MM
I was first introduced to the push-over at altitude while being checked out
for winch launch at RAF Bicester. It's a useful exercise for experiencing
the amount of push over required and to see the amount of dirt and dust
that might float up from the floor. It can be alarming the first time and
ignored subsequently.
Frank
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