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Old 31st May 2005, 07:35
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Incipient Sinner
 
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Gents,

Quite true. I'm a glider pilot and we often fly around in tight circles, close to stall speed and in highly turbulent air at the max all up weight of the aircraft (only 750kg granted). On a day with strong thermals I'll tend to drop a wing at least once in most thermals; this is usually a gust stall which is only temporary so either a quick boot of rudder or a momentary unload with elevator catches it before the sensation of movement becomes a proper wing drop and then tightening back into the turn usually does the trick without disturbing the path of the aircraft in the thermal.

I wouldn't necessarily advise this as a standard recovery technique for all aircraft types and situations

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