Originally Posted by
zanthrus
Yep Step 5 needs to be simultaneous with Step 1 and 3 to my thinking.
You’ve described a commonly taught, but very incorrect technique for most aircraft.
You must use the manufacturers technique - for an upright spin this generally this would be:
- close the throttle
- ailerons neutral
- maintain stick back (forward stick may blanket the rudder)
- identify the direction of rotation, then apply opposite rudder
- after ruder input, pause momentarily, then progressively ease the stick forward until rotation stops
- as soon as rotation stops, centre the rudder and recover from the dive.
I cannot stress highly enough that you must use the manufacturers technique as some differ from that I’ve described. Obviously the use of elevator is reversed in an inverted spin and the only reliable way to determine the direction of the spin is to sight down the nose and look for the yaw. Inverted, the roll and yaw are opposite as viewed by the pilot. ie - upright: spinning right, rolling right, inverted: spinning right, rolling left. It’s very disconcerting at first and it’s easy to use the direction of roll to incorrectly identify the required rudder input.