On Friday, March 13, 2015 at 5:30:08 AM UTC-5, Gliding Guru wrote:

LS6 may not be "rated" but is a great aerobatic glider. Have seen a number
of displays in France with hesitation rolls and inverted fly pasts. -

Well I do know of one that is looped and barrel rolled occasionally, which it does quite nicely ;^)

Funny about aviation terminology. "Stall Turn" makes no sense, as during a Hammerhead the wing is never stalled (never reaches stalling AOA), and a real stall turn is a spin entry!

I was taught 4 ways to correctly exit a vertical climb: Hammerhead left or right, and Tailslide forward or backwards. Hammerheads properly done are slow and majestic, Tailslides are fast and almost violent. All are fun, done properly.

Of course, there is a fifth way - usually caused by waiting too late to push in full rudder. A bit terrifying the first time, but more of a source of giggles and cuss words after that.

Of course, we have the never ending argument over "forward slips" and "side slips".

And for the unwashed masses, there is the notorious "Tail Spin", followed invariably by a fatal "Nose Dive" (which invariably occur, in power planes, after the engine "stalls"). Which begs the question: Can you "Nose Spin" into a "Tail Glide"? Perhaps a Youtube search is called for!

Kirk
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