Some spins in my REAL decathlon ;)

Avicii - Levels super Mario remix.

Can't get the link on my phone right now, I think I left a link in the description on the video.
 
For variety in your next video...

Next time do a few different spins.

1. Normal 1g straight ahead spin
2. Entry from a turn in a slip
3. Entry from a turn in a skid
4. Positive g spin from the top of a loop.

Would be a nice video to showcase the subtle differences of each.
 
USMC-SSGT said:
For variety in your next video...

Next time do a few different spins.

1. Normal 1g straight ahead spin
2. Entry from a turn in a slip
3. Entry from a turn in a skid
4. Positive g spin from the top of a loop.

Would be a nice video to showcase the subtle differences of each.
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I will keep that in mind for the future, but this was just the first lesson on spinning that I have had, and is part of an aerobatics course I am doing. Perhaps by the end I might have some different ones under my belt too.
 
Sounds good, that is a great idea.

I was under the impression that you were out solo and had been doing this for a long time and just decided to put it to film. This is something you would likely see in an unusual attitude course and is not "required" for an acro course. Youll be working more on perfecting the entry and the smooth, crisp recovery on a heading.
 
Sweet video man! Love love LOVE 8 bit, or at least 8 bit-ish, remixes! ...and the spins look good too. :D
 
Yeah, looks like you are doing spins relatively low. In Navy flight training, all spins begin at around 10k in the T-34C and higher in the T-6A/B.
 
bunk22 said:
Yeah, looks like you are doing spins relatively low. In Navy flight training, all spins begin at around 10k in the T-34C and higher in the T-6A/B.
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That's because Navy pilots are kinda slow and need lots of time to respond, hehehehehe.
 
rframe said:
That's because Navy pilots are kinda slow and need lots of time to respond, hehehehehe.
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Easy!!! :) We actually have to let the aircraft spin, complete at a minimum of two full turns (which I think takes maybe a 1000') and pretty much every time I did a spin, starting at 9.5 or 10k, we recovered (read pull-out) usually right at 6.5 or so. Mandatory bailout for the 34 is 5k and ejection for the T-6 is 10k. The T-6A/B do spins higher only because they operate in the MOA's but I'll take that anyway, higher the better!! Of course the Texan II has the latest and greatest Martin Baker ejection seats as well, that's comforting. We've lost 4-5 T-34C's in spins in the last 10 years, with only one survivor I believe. It's a bitch to crawl out of that thing and bail.

We used to spin the T-2C Buckeye starting at above 25K and that was Mr Toad's wild ride!!!
 
I wanna see some inverted spins! Just roll it on it's back, throttle to idle, push, full rudder at the buffet, push the stick to the stop, and hold it there.

Hang on & enjoy the ride!

Oh, and loosen up your right shoulder strap just incase the stick gets away from you and ends up in the upper left corner. That way you can still reach it while you're hanging in the straps.
 
And when you go up for your one and only OCF hop in the Hornet during the RAG, you start the spins at ~30k++. Recovery in the high teens if you can actually make it get into a fully developed spin. Coolest was 0 airspeed departure, falling over on your back through a cloud of un-burnt fuel (as the motors were just in full blower when you chopped them to the idle stops). Anyway, cool video, continue what you are doing, you are having more fun than most people in this world! Looks higher than 4k to me FWIW
 
In a Decathlon, Citabria or anything like it we usually stay around 3000-4000 AGL during training. In a contest you could be as low as 2500. One turn takes up about 500ft, 2 turns 700, 3 turns less than 1000. That's all happening below 5500 msl so density altitude isn't a huge factor.

For teaching inverted and aggravated spin modes and recoveries I'll pad an additional 500-1000 depending on the student.
 
Yep those spins were plenty high for a Citabria/Decathlon (I think I did them at 5500 ft). Awesome video man! What kind of camera/mount are you using?
 
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