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Old 28th Jun 2010, 12:33
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Agreed, Ted D Bear!

30 deg AOB in a climbing turn?

When you want to go up you need as much of your lift going as vertical as possible, not horizontally.

Basic stuff, really. (I mean it... usually covered before stalls....)

Speaking of which....
To any students who want to do a 40 deg turn into base as normal procedure, I hope your life insurance is paid up. That's bordering on a steep turn, not medium.
Let's see if you remember what happens to stalling speed with increased AoB (read as load factor) and relate this to an wing drop/incipient spin when close to the ground.
Definitely not a standard manoeuvre now, is it?

S-turns might be taught as a way to lose a lot of height rapidly to correct an overshooting FLWOP, but the student must ALWAYS be made aware of the risks involved due to reducing IAS (due increased drag) and increased load factor.
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