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Old 10th Mar 2012, 00:21
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Big Pistons Forever
 
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A good exercise is to get up to more then 3000 feet and simulate a too slow, too low, too late, base to final turn. Start 10 knots below normal final speed and as you simulate overshooting the turn to the final approach use a lot of inside rudder( ie rudder in the direction of the turn) to force the nose around and simultaneously add a bit of back stick like you would if you were too low. Even a docile little spamcan will flick to the inside of the turn with very little warning. However instant opposite rudder and forward stick followed by full power will let you recover quickly. This demonstrates two important lessons.

1) The danger of unbalanced steep turns, especially at low airspeeds and

2) Aggressive prompt rudder will control the yaw and stop the developing spin before it can start.
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