Originally Posted by
JenCluse
Sorry. Don't blame you if that last post of mine is Too Long: Didn't read. It needs a bigger font for so much massed text. I should have written a book, eh?
Thanks for posting that. Not too long at all. It will potentially help others.
You were not to know about Chipmunk issues, and we all at that age would have been daunted by reporting it, especially when no one there to talk to.
There is a PPRUNE thread on Chipmunk Spinning that it may also be good to post it in.
ATSB Report on Chipmunk Spinning Accident
The ATSB report (below) has a very interesting addendum at end - an extensive test pilot evaluation of Chipmunk Spinning (in response to various reports from UK and Australia about difficulty recovering from spin in Chipmunk). Concludes with the need to apply standard recovery technique, including ensuring control column trully FULLY forward, and maintain that input UNCHANGED till spin stops, which may take many turns after full recovery control position applied. Mistake apparently is either control column inadvertently not full forward due aerodynamic resistance in last part of travel in spin, and/or after applying proper recovery technique, too early thinking it is not working and thus moving controls to a different position due disconcerting thought aircraft is not recovering in a turn or two.
http://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/...-2014-114.aspx