Terry Neumann wrote:
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2) I find myself wondering about the situation where the aircraft was still spinning and " the stick was on the front stop by now ".
Many years ago, there was quite a bit of conjecture about the effects of some control inputs in spin situations which might nullify the desired effects of others. That is to say, is it possible in some aircraft for full opposite rudder to be only marginally effective, or even ineffective if the stick is already full forward at the same time? There was a lot of talk at the time for the necessity of correct sequence of control inputs as opposed to the "everything forward at once" reaction which some had been using - obviously with good effect in some aircraft, and somewhat less than this in others.
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Hi Terry
I have come to an identical conclusion upon reading the original post. The Puches manual states that the control stick should be moved smoothly past neutral "if necessary" , it does not mention full forward. Given the geometry of Puches tail, it would seem possible that the airflow over the largest part of the ruder would be disturbed, thus reducing its effectiveness.
Kind regards
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