Puchaz Spinning thread that might be of interest in light of the recent accident.

At 19:00 31 January 2004, Arnold Pieper wrote:
I see Dave.

I'm courious now :
When you're teaching Stalls and a wing is low just
before the stall, you
don't pick it up until AFTER the stall ?

This is not the way it's done in both countries where
I fly.


Arnold

Effectively Yes, and it works.

Rather than me try to explain my thoughts and experience
the manual explains the logic quite neatly (18.6)

'Whilst use of the rudder to prevent yaw in the direction
of the down-going wing is a counsel of perfection,
it must be realised that the pilot caused the inadvertent
stall in the first place by inappropriate use of the
controls. He is unlikely to start making skilful or
precise movements now. Do not attempt to use the secondary
effect of the rudder to restore the wings to the level
position. This would introduce yaw which could result
in the glider spinning. The priority must be to unstall
the glider by moving the stick forward.'

There are further spinning exercises including a demonstration
of the changing effect of the rudder at the stall to
emphases this point.

Dave