ASK 21 spin ballast installation

Wear a chute.

I spent alot of time at Estrella in the late 80's. During that time, the
guy who owned the place, Les Horvath, just about spun in a Grob 103. Les is
an extremely talented and experienced acro pilot. He was intentionally
demonstrating a spin while doing a cockpit checkout for a new instructor.
If I am not mistaken, this was the technique he used to spin the 103. The
spin went flat and was not recoverable except by the rear passenger
unbuckling his belts and throwing himself forward over the rear instrument
panel to move the CG. Afterwards he told me personally that he would have
bailed out if he had a chute on. He was that convinced they were not going
to get it unstuck. I think it's just a plain old good idea to wear one any
time this serious of a maneuver is to be attempted.


Mark


"Stefan" wrote in message
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Marc Ramsey wrote:

Technique that has worked for me in just about every 21 or 103 I've
...

Thanks, I'll try that as soon as spring is coming. Not exactly the kind of
spin entry you're looking for in an aerobatic program, though.

Stefan