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On Jul 1, 2:32*pm, bildan wrote:
Any attempt to turn will trip an asymmetric stall which will develop into a spin in less than a second. * *Just before the glider spins, everything "looks" normal. *(Except, of course, for the ridiculously low airspeed, sloppy controls, absence of wind noise etc...) *Several high time glider pilots doing a BFR with me didn't see this one coming and were visibly shaken by their 'inadvertent spin'. What happens next is crucial. *If the pilot does nothing, the glider is likely to transition into a spiral dive. * I do not understand this last sentence. What converts a spin into a spiral dive? What is the aerdynamic/physics here? Heinz |
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