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Old October 26th 15, 09:38 AM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
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Default Some good news

Am Freitag, 23. Oktober 2015 17:09:28 UTC+2 schrieb Dan Marotta:
I guess our personal limits just differ from each other.* Of course
I have experienced times when full deflection of the controls would
not stop a rolling or pitching action, but I was never concerned
about it because I kept my airspeed low enough that stall was more
likely than damage.* Knowing how to recover from unusual attitudes
and being comfortable with aerobatics may help here.


Dan, 5J


Dan, if you are spiraling with 80 kts in a rotor and one wing completely stalls, it's not about avoiding g-loads, it's about avoiding hitting the ground while you are in a fully deleveloped spin. Where I fly, rotors are very often below ridge level.
And yes, I'm fairly well trained - and current - in full aerobatics.

But fortunately, most rotors are just somewhat bumpy.