Percy, Maybe spin awareness is more important for Ercoupe pilots. I find myself also flying gliders and other airplanes with rudder pedals for instance...
All the best and Happy Holidays! John On Mon, Dec 21, 2009 at 10:03 PM, Percy <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Latest from AvWeb. Guess the ol' stall/spin still gets `em... > > STALLS STILL THE KILLER THEY'VE ALWAYS BEEN > (http://www.avweb.com/eletter/archives/avflash/1536-full.html#201719) > Although the industry has made progress in making light aircraft > safer, stalls or stall/spins continue to be a major factor in fatal > accidents, according to recent research done by Aviation Safety > magazine. In its review of 338 fatal accidents, the magazine found > that 18 percent were due to stall-related factors and the true > percentage may be even higher. Many of these occur in the traffic > pattern at low altitudes. > > You just have to work harder to get killed in an Ercoupe. > > Percy > > >
