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Old 12th Oct 2023, 06:42
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Originally Posted by FullMetalJackass
I'll see if I can find out the information however I would imagine that it is incipient spin recovery. By the way the comment:

It must be assumed that the SR20 has some unrecoverable characteristics

refers to the fact that to recover a Cirrus from a spin, the yoke must be pushed FULL forward and not just partially; indeed, pushing full nose down was viewed as an action can be daunting for a pilot who finds themselves looking down at the ground with it spinning around them.....
With full forward stick in a spin there may also be the possiblity of the spin crossing over to inverted (not saying it would just it would seem the full spin behaviour of the aircraft has never been explored - which is fair enough - most GA aircraft would fit that category).
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