On Sunday, June 24, 2018 at 7:37:34 AM UTC-7, Karl Striedieck wrote:
Pilots should be thoroughly familiar with the slow speed turning behavior of their ships. Take a new ship to altitude and put it in a thermal type turn and then "abuse" the controls with skids, slips and too much back stick to see what it is going to do. Repeat this occasionally to remind you of the warning signs of incipient spins.

The Standard Cirrus wing twist (washout) was increased in 1972. Although earlier birds responded promptly to wing drop/spin they were (are) less tolerant of less-than-ideal pilotage than today's ships like the Duo Discus.

KS








On Saturday, June 23, 2018 at 6:52:48 PM UTC-4, Waveguru wrote:
Lost one of my best friends....

Boggs

Here is the best "Avoiding the Spin" video I have seen.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JeI2LlEzOT4