Spinning a Pegase

Hi,

I have quite a few hours on the Pegase and I have tried spins on this airplane. Of course, one should always follow the indications of the manual.
That being said, I believe it is important to know how your airplane will behave in certain situations, especially if you are signed off on a new type of glider.

On my first flight on the Pegase, I took it to cloud base (close to) and then started doing some tests to evaluate how it was responding to 45 degrees bank, 60 degrees bank and more. I also did a few stalls, with and without spoilers. After feeling confident in the behavior and recovery, I climbed up and tried a gentle spin (1 turn).
The one thing i noticed was the sharp drop of the inner wing which was immediately followed by gentle rotation. I only had to release the stick and exited the spin very quickly. The speed built up to 200kph but was still within the limits. I would say that like any glass ship this is the most critical aspect of spin recovery, just watch the speed, pull back gently and recover.
It is possible that depending on your CG you might have to use rudder but that's common practice anyway.
I once was in a very rough thermal with lots of gusts and no clearly defined core, my inner wing dropped but I managed to easily get it back with some rudder and speed. I believe this was more due to my slow/banked attitude at that time than anything else.

The Pegase is a great sailplane with no vicious behavior: it will always warn you (buffeting for instance) before stalling or spinning. Spin is gentle as well with no hidden/unintentional behavior so I won't see an issue to test this maneuver, just make sure you have enough altitude, a cleared airspace around AND below and announce over the radio.

Magnetar