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Old 26th May 2019, 05:51
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john_tullamarine
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I seem to recall the Victa 100 had a three turn limit on spinning.

I don't recall the Victa limitation - too long ago, now, and my copy of the original AFM is somewhere in the archives ... Dave and I did our initial aeros with Aub Coote on Dave's 100 back in the early 70s so he probably will have the information to hand.

To the best of my recollection, the Victa wouldn't really spin - more or less a spiral dive sort of thing. Prior to my first solo - on the Victa at RACNSW some years earlier - I was a bit concerned that I hadn't looked at spinning. Cec (Randall) had me put the aircraft into a steep turn and then, totally unannounced, suddenly put in full top size 14, whereupon I had my first exposure to whatever it was that the Victa did. Certainly got my attention ... as I recall, I may have said a naughty word at the time whilst recovering.

My first exposure to a real spin was with John S-J in the RVAC Chippy a little later ... whence I acquired the long-lasting nickname, "Chuck". The three of us were on the Nomad program at GAF at the time.
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