Some where in one of the Coupe books it states that the Ercoupe is incapable of "maintaining a spin". Not that it can't begin one. Mike @ C35
--- John Roach <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'm not a test pilot so I don't have a lot of > experience with trying to > spin a coupe. Under most conditions I feel it would > be almost impossible > to do so due to the design of the aircraft. That > said, my theoretical > concern would be: If you did manage to stall and > spin a coupe (for what > ever reason or in whatever way), then what would you > do? I believe that > if you are instructing spins, both pilots should be > wearing parachutes. > Getting out of a spinning coupe wearing a chute > would be somewhat > difficult at best. Without a chute, I wonder if an > ercoupe can recover > from a fully developed spin? With the limited rudder > input available, > the problem would be not "How do you spin a coupe; > but how do you recover? > > John Roach > N 2427 H > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > I flew today with a fellow coupe owner who did > some power off and > > power on stalls. the power off stall was totally > uneventful. > > However, when he did a power on stall, the plane > pitched to the left > > and I think would have gone into a spin had he not > corrected it. > > > > Told him I didn't think that was right, but some > of you know better > > than me. > > > > Please give me some input so i can advise him. > > > > thanks, > > > > Lee Browning 94320 > > > > > > > > > _____________________________________________________________ > > Click now for great LSAT prep courses and watch > your scores soar! > > > <http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL2112/fc/REAK6ZpQiZhtaVCClT7w4AvwFI5HuMxMiGsHSDAIl7lZ6Giv568W5Y/> > > > > ------------------------------------ > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > Mike Do not be mislead by popular opinion. ____________________________________________________________________________________ You rock. That's why Blockbuster's offering you one month of Blockbuster Total Access, No Cost. http://tc.deals.yahoo.com/tc/blockbuster/text5.com
