Mikerohren
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Finally got to handle the 172 like many have wanted to in the past a few days ago....
Only got into the incipient phase in the video, sorry...
Only got into the incipient phase in the video, sorry...
Did you have to re-placard the placards?
Eh, in my experience.. that's just what 172's do. I've never gotten a 172 to enter an actual spin without being pretty aggressive about the rudder/pitch combination. Basically.... wait for the stall horn, then pull, then rudder. And hold. Almost always you'll get the roll the first time, then it devolves into the spin. Without doing that, they have a tendency to just do a spiral dive.More like 1 roll then the spin. Too early on the rudder you think?
Almost always you'll get the roll the first time, then it devolves into the spin. Without doing that, they have a tendency to just do a spiral dive.
That's not the D's little brother... That's the D's Grampa!I think the problem is that so many GA pilots haven't *really* spun an airplane, so they don't know what it actually looks like.
I haven't spun a Super D, but its little brother, the Citabria, is wonderful at it, too
I think the problem is that so many GA pilots haven't *really* spun an airplane, so they don't know what it actually looks like.
I haven't spun a Super D, but its little brother, the Citabria, is wonderful at it, too
How did you get a newer G1000 172 into the utility category? Only way I could work the numbers was with a 120 lb person up front, and minimal gas.
Eh, in my experience.. that's just what 172's do. I've never gotten a 172 to enter an actual spin without being pretty aggressive about the rudder/pitch combination. Basically.... wait for the stall horn, then pull, then rudder. And hold. Almost always you'll get the roll the first time, then it devolves into the spin. Without doing that, they have a tendency to just do a spiral dive.
Basically... spinning a 172 kinda sucks, because the attitude is so nose-low, and the entry is usually pretty weird. And then if you actually get it into a good spin, the recovery takes a bit of effort and isn't as simple as just adding anti-spin inputs. I first did spins in a Super Decathlon, then followed that up with a 172. The Decathlon spins beautifully. The 172 is a bit of a mess in comparison.