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![]() I make no comment regarding the accident other than to say it is truly saddening. As far a the Puchacz goes: In my limited experience I find it will spin more readily than any other two seat training aircraft that I have flown. It also demands correct spin recovery actions to recover. Failure to do so can result in no recovery or reversal of spin direction. Flown within in its weight limits, I have found no problems. However, as an instructor, I continually find a problem with peoples spin recovery technique - particularly so when they are not current. The main problem I find is people not applying FULL opposite rudder. Usually I find it's actually half to two thirds. It's possible to get away with this in just about any other glider used for training, but try it in a Puchazc and the chances are it's not going to work. I'm also astounded by the amount of people who really believe that they are applying FULL opposite rudder when they actually are NOT. I've even had reasonably high houred pilots argue that they had full rudder in when they actually did not. The other one I see almost as much is the stick going forward ok but still with some 'in spin' aileron in. If you waffle round a turn slow and with incorrectly co-ordinated controls in a K13, K21 etc chances are you'll probably get away with it unless you drastically provoke it. If you do it in a puchacz then the chances are that it will bite. No suprises here - it demands correct flying. If you do spin your K13, DG500 etc and you apply your two thirds rudder in recovery chances are it'll work just fine. Spin your Puchacz with half a bootfull of rudder in your recovery and chances are it won't work. Personally speaking, I really concentrate hard on making sure I feel that pedal go right on to the stop and the stick go centrally forward. IMHO I suspect people get molly coddled flying around in docile aircraft that don't highlight innacurate flying. I also suspect that alot of people don't regularly spin themselves whilst flying solo and REALLY concentrate on what they are ACTUALLY doing whilst recovering. At 17:18 23 January 2004, Tango4 wrote: It will be interesting to read some more detail of the cause and specific details if they are known. You'll be lucky! Accident reports are rarely released in any detail. Most seem to get a one or two sentence wrap up in the back of the S&G Magazine. The feedback loop to pilots IMVHO is atrocious. Ian Molesworth |
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