Originally Posted by
kaz3g
I read with interest an article on Avweb today...
" Some older airplanes have performance peculiarities that can kill you if you walk into a corner of the envelope ignorant of their existence. For example, on any number of older airplanes, attempting to use the ailerons to pick up a low wing at close to stall speed may result in aileron reversal. That is, applying left aileron will cause the airplane to roll right. Sometimes vigorously. The reason is the simple lack of aerodynamic knowledge at the time the airplane was built and the descending aileron stalls that section of the wing. Not being aware of that fact can result in an attention-grabbing event for the pilot new to old airplanes. Rule of thumb if you stall an older airplane and a wing drops—pick it up with the rudder, keep the ailerons neutral."
No wash out on an AUSTER.
Kaz
Arrrrggghhhh!
Don't "pick it up with rudder"!!
Apply rudder to stop further wing drop while lowering the nose to come out of the stall and once recovered use appropriate controls to recover to level flight. Recovering from the stall is number one priority.
I do have Auster experience.
