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Old 8th Feb 2010, 13:35
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One difference between military and civil training is that military aircrew are exposed a lot more to "unusual attitudes" - I mean in the 3D sense! Whether taught on the Chipmunk, Bulldog, Grob or Tucano turning upside down is not a problem, there is a 5-point harness, you are wearing a parachute, the ac is stressed for the manoevre (if the recovery goes wrong) and the whole emphasis of training is developing "poling" skills to manoevre later ac at the extremes of their flight envelopes.

Contrast that with civil air training. The ac are mainly used in straight and level flight, emphasis is on safe navigation, and the procedural aspects of flying pax from A to B. The ac are not stressed for aerobatics (generally speaking), you are restrained by little more than a car seat belt, and the instructors have not just come off a fast jet tour! The student pilots are of all ages and not in the 19 - 24 age range, fit and keen as I was 30 years ago!
Not so - recovery from both erect and inverted spins is part of the syllabus for civilian FI course in France.
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