Spins

Bertie the Bunyip wrote:
Cubdriver usenet AT danford DOT net wrote in
:

On Wed, 16 Jan 2008 19:40:35 -0800 (PST),
wrote:

Why is it that a PPL is obtainable without basic spin recovery
demonstration? What about inverted recoveries?
Spins are not allowed in the planes available for rent at the airport
from which I fly, probably because they are in two cases more than
sixty years old.



J-3s are actually kinda difficult to get to spin anyway. They'll do it, but
with two up they need a bit of coaxing. not great for incipient spin
training.
Best airplane for it ever was one of my old luscombes. I took the washout
out of the wing to make it go faster, which works, BTW. and as a result,
the airplane was , um, interesting to stall. It was absolutely impossible
to stall without a big wing drop. Doing a falling leaf was like clog
dancing. if you let it go at al it was on it's back in no time. It was also
a very early one with the more difficult ground handling whic, in addition
to the "Fun with Stalls" habit earned it the name "the humiliater"
It was considered an excellent primer for homebuilts. Great airplnae and
it's still flying, though i think with a bit of washout now.


Bertie
The Silvaire was a joy to spin. Snappy little bird!

The best spin entry for the J3 is to start a 1g stall carrying just a
tad of power. then just before the stall break, acellerate it up and in
with back stick and a shot of power for the rudder. Then imm ediately
off the power, hard pro spin rudder and full back stick.
Fun for all involved :-))

--
Dudley Henriques