C172 and Spins

"Roger" wrote in message
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On Mon, 17 Mar 2008 18:38:38 -0400, Dudley Henriques
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Dan wrote:
Anyone else have expereince with the C172E (1964)?

No matter what I did I could not get that bird to spin to the right.

Left spins take some work, and power helps (of course).

But right it just wallows and then steep spirals.



Dan Mc
Try accelerating the stall a bit just before reaching the 1g stall point .
Decelerate the airplane carrying just a bit of power into the stall,
then just before it would break naturally, apply aggressive pitch, as
the stall breaks, apply full pro-spin rudder. It should break a lot
cleaner and right into the spin; assuming normal rigging.

Of course an extra bit of enthusiasm could lead to a snap roll. :-))
Roger Halstead (K8RI & ARRL life member)
(N833R, S# CD-2 Worlds oldest Debonair)
www.rogerhalstead.com

Hi Roger,

That is understandable. Of course, a snap roll is just a spin in a
different direction! :-) It is the only way to roll in an old Citabria with
no spades. Otherwise your arm wears out holding that aileron pressure! :-)

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