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Old 21st July 2006 | 11:37
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robin
 
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Of course there is the other classic stall/spin scenario glider pilots are taught to avoid

Low on the base leg and turning towards finals. Wanting to stretch the glide the nose is held up and speed decays. Left wing is lowered a bit, but not too much, and a lot of left rudder is put in to bring the nose round in a skidding turn. Right wing goes forward generating more lift and left wing goes backwards and stalls

Result a stall/spin at low level and no hope of recovery. It is one reason why glider pilots are/were taught to make a well-banked turn onto finals

It can also happen to power pilots, but from my experience, most power pilots use a gentle turn onto finals and it can catch them out, too
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