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Old December 27th 07, 05:40 PM posted to rec.aviation.piloting,rec.aviation.aerobatics
Jim Macklin
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Default spins from coordinated flight

99% of the pilots will never have the ball centered all the way to a stall
break, it might look good 1/4 of a second before the break, but most pilots
stop actively flying when they start to feel the onset of the buffet. The
skilled pilot never stops making control adjustments.

I'll cite a comment made by a DPE after he had passed a student I sent him
for the private pilot practical test...
"That airplane is out of rig, everybody spins it doing accelerated stalls,
but your student didn't."



"Kyle Boatright" wrote in message
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My thought is that we're splitting hairs in this thread. If the airplane is
in coordinated flight and stalls straight ahead (no wing drop), a spin can't
happen. But on most aircraft, one wing will drop first even if the ball is
centered. This wing drop creates a yaw, opening up the possibility for a
spin.