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Old June 24th 05, 10:44 AM
Stefan
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Ian Johnston wrote:

In real life, on the final turn, you have approximately 0.3 seconds to
answer this question ...


I've always wondered about those "final turn spins". Yes, I know they
happen. I'm wondering nonetheless. It has been hammered in my heat right
from day one to watch that approach speed and to stay coordinated on
approach. Tolerance on the slow side: None. We won't let a student solo
before we are absolutely, positively sure he can and will acomplish
this. And when he gets his license, this will have become second nature
to him (just as not pulling back in a spin).

I'm not a great pilot and I'm making mistakes all the time. I can think
of a lot of ways how I could loose my life in a glider. But I'm
absolutely, positively sure that stalling/spinning in the final turn
will *not* be one of them.

Stefan