Originally Posted by
megan
djpil, perhaps you or JT know the answer. Casting the memory back (always a dangerous thing to do) I seem to recall the Victa 100 had a three turn limit on spinning. Why? Because it got nasty?
Most Airtourer models have a limit of 2 turns because it will not stay in the spin - it develops into a spiral with airspeed increasing. The T-6 model has a limit of 1 1/2 turns. I've tried various things to try and get it to stay in something which looks more like a spin but barely able to change its behaviour. From the current AFM for an Airtourer 115:
Originally Posted by
megan
The AOPA in one paper quotes 10% of all accidents and 13.7% of all fatalities in GA are a result of stall/spin.
Some data from a decade ago in the picture from the USA. CASA & ATSB gave similar statistics some years ago. Not much has changed since except that the NTSB and the FAA have been putting a lot of effort into it.
It is worth repeating that "Inflight loss of control is the leading cause of fatalities in aviation." While we wait for further guidance.