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Old 18th Feb 2002, 17:31
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Alan Cassidy
 
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I went to Russia in 1993 to collect the first ever Yak-55 export. While there I flew with Sergei Tatevosov in a Yak-52. We did several repeats of a power-on upright flat spin from a stall turn (right rudder) entry. The rotation, with right foot, left aileron and about half forward elevator is very frisbee-like.

The recovery taught me, and which I have since used successfully on Yak-55, and all 3 types of Sukhoi is to maintain power, change feet, then move the stick back, right and then forward. The stop is very sharp and takes about half a turn.

This has been repeated several times in the UK in different Yak-52s, with identical results.

The mirror image technique works on American-engined aircraft. I have considerable experience of this flat spin recovery at display heights in Pitts types, CAP-232 and -222. In all these instances, in-spin aileron is quoted in the POH for flat spin recovery. It all just works much better with power on.
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