But it can be fun!!
And educational!
And very varied in effect!
Know thine enemy? Make it a friend? Become familiar with
the proximities of it?
Just remember where you are when you are playing with it!
I expect the Pavlovian subjects enjoyed their experiments, as long as they were
about reward (fun?) not punishment (crashery).
Gavin.
> Date: Mon, 12 Apr 2010 17:25:57 +1000
> To: [email protected]
> From: [email protected]
> Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] Stall warning on gliders Re: NZ Accident
> Investigation
>
> At 12:59 PM 12/04/2010, you wrote:
> > >Or - just DON'T stall!
> >
> >Yes, that was one of the main responses on the DG website. But it's
> >a bit like not having ABS brakes. Don't press the pedal too hard!
> >
> >My stall warning indicator failed for a while when it got polish or
> >something over the probe. However by that time I had a learned a
> >pavlovian response. I found I knew well before the onset of a stall
> >because I was attuned to the attitude of the aircraft and the feel
> >of the controls even though there was no beep.
> >
> >I guess the airbus gives you a similar feeling just before a stall :-)
> >
> >D
>
> Which nicely sums up the problems with angle of attack
> indicators(they can fail). So what happened to the DI? I think you
> should be able to test the device by blowing at the hole in the
> bottom of the nose. It is common the check the blade type stall
> warning on power planes at the daily inspection.
>
> Most glider pilots learn the Pavlovian response while thermalling.
> You should note that the aircraft can stall at any attitude and speed
> though and that is where it gets difficult or where the horizon isn't
> in the usual place due to mountains or at low level or when distracted.
>
> Mike
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