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Old 5th Jul 2015, 16:53
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BEagle
 
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Genghis the Engineer, a little Googling reveals that the Air Cadet trainee guide for the Vigilant Self-Launching Motor Glider includes the same 'Standard Stall Recovery' (as described earlier) as does the guide for the Viking (ASK-21) sailplane.

'Picking up a wing with aileron' does not feature in their 'Standard Stall Recovery' technique - moving the control column centrally forward to the recovery attitude emphasises 'without any aileron being applied' and rolling wings level comes only is after a 'safe flying speed' of 50 KIAS has been achieved.

Emphasis appears to be (rightly) on operation of the Vigilant as a glider, except when the engine is needed for gaining altitude or for flying the level part of a circuit - all approaches appear to be flown as glide approaches, with corrections made by use of spoiler rather than by power adjustment.
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