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August 28th 12, 01:12 AM
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Another stall spin
On Monday, August 27, 2012 6:40:42 PM UTC-4, Ramy wrote:
we need the actual data to learn something from those accidents, but it is almost never provided. I suggest that you take your glider to 2500 AGL or so, fly it like you normally do, circle in a weak thermal, record the 'start altitude', put it into a spin and record the altitude of the low point in your spin recovery. Do this ten times. Take the worst case altitude loss and add a 'safety factor'. The results will help you set a "personal minimum circling altitude'. Why would actual flight path accident data (for a different pilot in a different glider) give you a better number? 
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