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Do they no longer teach to "unload" the aircraft as an initial part of
unusual attitude recovery? -- Jim Carter Seen on a bumper sticker: If you can read this, thank a teacher If you can read this in English, thank a soldier. "Anyone" wrote in message ... ... Doing what you want in a 172, while maybe possible, is dangerous and quite honestly, a little sad. ... |
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In article , Dan
Thomas wrote: MAKE SURE EVERYTHING IS TIED DOWN IN THE CABIN. Floating cargo can depart through a window or it can come down hard on the pullout and damage something. And the dust and dirt from the floor will get in your eyes. |
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"Dan Thomas" wrote in message om... It can be done from cruise speed. Pull up into a shallow climb, then start pushing forward, increasing pressure until the pencil comes off the panel. It'll feel like negative G's but isn't. The only stress on the airplane occurs when you pull out of the shallow dive created by the maneuver. It will need to be a brief amount of negative g or the pencil will not come off the power. It will hover where it was with = 0g. |
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"Jim Carter" wrote in message ... Do they no longer teach to "unload" the aircraft as an initial part of unusual attitude recovery? Did they ever? |
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Jim Carter wrote: Do they no longer teach to "unload" the aircraft as an initial part of unusual attitude recovery? I have this mental image of me climbing into the back seat to toss luggage out the door before initiating recovery from an encounter with wake turbulence. George Patterson Some people think they hear a call to the priesthood when what they really hear is a tiny voice whispering "It's indoor work with no heavy lifting". |
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My kids love it when I do this. Never floated a pencil or anything, but I
take them on "roller coaster" rides every now and then. They can't stop giggling. mike regish "Dan Thomas" wrote in message om... (Koopas Ly) wrote in message . com... It can be done from cruise speed. Pull up into a shallow climb, then start pushing forward, increasing pressure until the pencil comes off the panel. It'll feel like negative G's but isn't. The only stress on the airplane occurs when you pull out of the shallow dive created by the maneuver. You don't have to get the nose way up or down at all, and it doesn't require abrupt, or anywhere near full, control inputs. Kids love it. MAKE SURE EVERYTHING IS TIED DOWN IN THE CABIN. Floating cargo can depart through a window or it can come down hard on the pullout and damage something. Dan |
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(Dan Thomas) wrote
It can be done from cruise speed. Pull up into a shallow climb, then start pushing forward, increasing pressure until the pencil comes off the panel. It'll feel like negative G's but isn't. The only stress on the airplane occurs when you pull out of the shallow dive created by the maneuver. You don't have to get the nose way up or down at all, and it doesn't require abrupt, or anywhere near full, control inputs. Kids love it. The ONLY sensible post in this whole thread! I "float" stuff with all of my new students, makes them feel like an astronaut. And that's in a Cessna-172. Who cares if the engine sputters? All of you sissies go back to MSFS. Its not an aerobatic maneuver and doesn't require areobatic training! Bob Moore ATP CFI |
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But the last line of your post says it all. For an ATP CFI who has
done it hundreds of times before, sure. For a fairly new pilot who has never done it with a CFI beside him... not so good. If he's worrying about negative AOA stalls then he's clearly thinking about more than a 0.1G push-over. What do you do about getting the dust out of everywhere afterwards? Or do you do it often enough in the same plane that the dust doesn't accumulate (as happens with acro planes)? John "Robert Moore" wrote in message . 7... (Dan Thomas) wrote It can be done from cruise speed. Pull up into a shallow climb, then start pushing forward, increasing pressure until the pencil comes off the panel. It'll feel like negative G's but isn't. The only stress on the airplane occurs when you pull out of the shallow dive created by the maneuver. You don't have to get the nose way up or down at all, and it doesn't require abrupt, or anywhere near full, control inputs. Kids love it. The ONLY sensible post in this whole thread! I "float" stuff with all of my new students, makes them feel like an astronaut. And that's in a Cessna-172. Who cares if the engine sputters? All of you sissies go back to MSFS. Its not an aerobatic maneuver and doesn't require areobatic training! Bob Moore ATP CFI |
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EDR wrote in message ...
In article , Dan Thomas wrote: MAKE SURE EVERYTHING IS TIED DOWN IN THE CABIN. Floating cargo can depart through a window or it can come down hard on the pullout and damage something. And the dust and dirt from the floor will get in your eyes. We keep our airplanes clean. I'm wondering how this maneuver risks breaking or stalling the airplane, as some earlier posters indicated. Done this numerous times, and the carbureted engine didn't cough, either. It's only for a second or two. G forces on pullout are minimal. People who level off too fast from a climb can get the same effect. Rough air on a warm day, or a windy day in the mountains, can be much worse. Should we avoid flying then, too? Dan |
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FAR 91.303, Aerobatic Flight, states in pertinent part:
"For the purposes of this section, aerobatic flight means an intentional maneuver involving an abrupt change in an aircraft's attitude, an abnormal attitude, or an abnormal acceleration, not neccessary for normal flight." In the context of the Cessna 172, it could be argued (especially by an ornery FAA-type) that the "float the pencil" maneuver results in both "an abnormal attitude" and an "abnormal acceleration," and is "not necessary for normal flight." What exactly constitutes an "aerobatic maneuver" is left open for interpretation, and in the end depends on who's looking... And while the reply below is good, it is debatable whether or not it is the ONLY sensible one thus far. Given that the original poster has never done this before, isn't it prudent to suggest he get some dual in the particular maneuver before attempting it by himself, or worse, attempting it for the first time with the plane loaded with someone else's kids??? Rich http://www.richstowell.com Robert Moore wrote in message .7... (Dan Thomas) wrote It can be done from cruise speed. Pull up into a shallow climb, then start pushing forward, increasing pressure until the pencil comes off the panel. It'll feel like negative G's but isn't. The only stress on the airplane occurs when you pull out of the shallow dive created by the maneuver. You don't have to get the nose way up or down at all, and it doesn't require abrupt, or anywhere near full, control inputs. Kids love it. The ONLY sensible post in this whole thread! I "float" stuff with all of my new students, makes them feel like an astronaut. And that's in a Cessna-172. Who cares if the engine sputters? All of you sissies go back to MSFS. Its not an aerobatic maneuver and doesn't require areobatic training! Bob Moore ATP CFI |
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