How to avoid CFIT
Hi All, I have often wondered what would be the quickest way to avoid an imminent CFIT, if all of a sudden a very large version of The White Cliffs of Dover comes into view. I have visited crash sites in the Berwyns, where WW2 aircraft have hit the mountains. Flying into a dead end valley is a known hazard.
When flying Indoor Models at Broughton, my favourite manoeuvre was to head for the wall, then at the last moment pull up and do a Rudder Stall Turn, to reverse direction. I could get very close to the wall that way, such that a highly banked turn would not have worked. I think that method only works because of adequate speed, and high G capability of models. So maybe it doesn't scale up to the full size aircraft.
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