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Old November 9th 05, 07:34 AM
Jack
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Default Benign spirals, etc. [was Glider down near Reno - pilot OK]

bumper wrote:
It went into an unstable phugoid oscillation with each dive being steeper
than the previous. I chickened out and stopped the "test" early on after my
ears got pinned back - - and I was in a closed cockpit (g).

I did not have spoilers or gear out.


I thought certified aircraft were supposed to demonstrate diminishing
phugoids. No?


Jack