Hi all:
I am a fairly new private pilot and this question struck me some time back and I've been meaning to ask it ever since. While I have never had any formal stall/spin training, from what I've heard/read about its basic cause is as follows: a spin happens when an airplane is stalled in an uncoordinated condition, essentially, when the ball is out of center. During my training I was under the impression that it was imperative to NOT stall the airplane uncoordinated. Well enough.
Here comes the question. When a pilot is landing in a crosswind, and/or gusty winds, and the controls are cross-controlled/or the pilot is dancing on the rudder, the plane is obviously uncoordinated and the ball obviously leaves center. And the airspeed approaches, and in many landings reaches, the stall speed. So why isn't spinning a concern in this scenario? Or is it? Any help on this would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks
Louie
I am a fairly new private pilot and this question struck me some time back and I've been meaning to ask it ever since. While I have never had any formal stall/spin training, from what I've heard/read about its basic cause is as follows: a spin happens when an airplane is stalled in an uncoordinated condition, essentially, when the ball is out of center. During my training I was under the impression that it was imperative to NOT stall the airplane uncoordinated. Well enough.
Here comes the question. When a pilot is landing in a crosswind, and/or gusty winds, and the controls are cross-controlled/or the pilot is dancing on the rudder, the plane is obviously uncoordinated and the ball obviously leaves center. And the airspeed approaches, and in many landings reaches, the stall speed. So why isn't spinning a concern in this scenario? Or is it? Any help on this would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks
Louie