Just remind me. Are glider types supposed to be spin recoverable (i.e. using standard spin recovery techniques) before being certified for flight in Australia? Who does the flight testing?
People have oft quoted the JAR's that cover this (isn't it limited to a certain number of complete rotations in spin?). If the Puchacz is such a worry, why isn't it retested in spin by a competent test pilot to try and put the issue of its danger to bed? (For that case, why aren't all the other twin seater training aircraft in Australia (obviously apart from the expense of it all)). Also, as the number of rotations in a spin increases, the rotational kinetic energy will build up and the spin will flatten, i.e. recovery may take a couple of rotations to be acheived so long as correct spin recovery is used. Aeronautical engineering types please comment. M.T. _______________________________________________ Aus-soaring mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] To check or change subscription details, visit: http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring
