Clive J
Joined: 03 Nov 2007
Posts: 340
Location: UK
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 Posted: Wed Nov 05, 2008 1:34 pm Post subject: 26 Turn Flat Spin in a Tipsy Nipper |
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Worth a look if you have 5 mins to spare. Regards, Clive
The text from Neil that goes with the video is a follows (If you don't
know what happened then read this before watching the video)
"The spin was supposed to be a normal erect spin to the right, but for
various unintentional reasons the spin went flat, up until that point I
had never flat spun an aircraft. I eventualy mananged to get the
aircraft into a normal erect spin from which I was able to recover. This
aircraft is not fitted with an electric starter motor, so I was unable
to restart the engine. During the "flare" to land the main undercarriage
caught the top wires of a barbed wire fence that was invisible to me.
After coming to rest inverted I waited 20mins for the rescue services to
come and right the aircraft so I was able to exit via the outward
opening canopy. The aircraft rotated 26 times total, I was extremely
dissorientated after the recovery to straight and level flight, and was
unable to read the instruments. From the video I estimate I recovered at
about 700ft from an entry altitude of 3500ft. If you listen carefully
you will hear me say:"I think this is it". At that stage I did not think
I would be able to recover. However I continued to try various control
inputs based on the aircraft attitude and rotational rate, which
eventually effected a recovery.
My thanks go to the emergency services that found me and allowed my
escape."
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bvbS-oHi9ro
Neil also has some more not quite so harrowing videos on his Youtube
channel, including an Aerobatic practice last Friday overhead Boxted !!
http://uk.youtube.com/user/goncstube
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