New trainer from SZD Bielsko

Sorry dude, nice try. There are a number of reported cases with
Puchaczs spinning all the way down, in some cases with two instructors
on board. There is no denying (you can try) that this particular ship
can establish itself into a non-recoverable spin. While spinability is
important, it's unsafe if it may (even rarely) enter into a
non-recoverable situation.


Colin Field wrote:
At 19:36 21 June 2007, Gary Emerson wrote:

hopefully the issues of Puchacz spins don't present
with this glider
too. They look very similar.

The fact that the Puchacz spins so positively and effectively
with the 'correct' control inputs is one reason why
it's such a popular training glider. Pupils need to
be taught the situations in which a glider will spin,
what they can do to prevent a spin, and how to quickly
recognise one and recover from it if it does occur.
It means they will fly a lot safer in gliders which
might not spin as readily, by not flying too slowly
and unco-ordinated in thermal turns for example, because
they don't only KNOW but HAVE EXPERIENCE that this
method of flying might result in a spin.

One of the main reasons our club bought 2 Puchaczs
was because they spin so well, and we realise the importance
of spin training. Before we had Bocians, which also
spin well.



Don't Disregard Dangling the Dunlop!

can establish itself into a non-recoverable spin.

below an altitude of 100m no spin is rocoverable.

Mat