Spinning & Aeros

Question 1

UP - nose near or above the horizon

Answer 1

1. Apply full power
2. Roll then pitch to S&L flight

SAFE SPEED, SAFE HEIGHT

Question 2

UP - Nose well below the horizon (speed increasing)

Answer 2

1. Close the throttle
2. Roll then pitch to S&L flight

SAFE SPEED, SAFE HEIGHT

Question 3

Near inverted with nose low (speed increasing)

Answer 3

1. Close the throttle
2. Look for nearest horizon and roll the shortest distance towards it to select wings level
3. Pitch out of the dive (on light buffet), observe G limit

SAFE SPEED, SAFE HEIGHT

Question 4

Recovery from the vertical (speed below, or reducing rapidly towards, 80kts)

Answer 4

1. Leave the throttle
2. Centralise the controls. 2 hands and brace rudder pedals.
3. When nose is below horizon and a/c accelerating, smoothly close the throttle, level the wings and pitch out of the die, as for a nose low UP

SAFE SPEED, SAFE HEIGHT

Question 5

Entry to the spin

Answer 5

After the lookout turn…

1. Close throttle
2. Do not trim, maintain S&L
3. Wg tip to wg tip lookout
4. 70kts = 2 hands on CC
5. 60kts = apply full rudder AND move CC fully back, keeping ailerons neutral

Question 6

Full spin recovery

Answer 6

1. Check height (call out the height)
2. Check throttle closed - physical height
3. Check direction of turn needle
4. Apply and hold full rudder to oppose the turn
5. Pause, 1 second
6. Control column to central position
7. When spin stops, centralise rudder
8. Recover from dive

Question 7

Incipient spin recovery

Answer 7

1. Centralise the controls

2. When roll and buffet stop - recover from the UP