Originally Posted by
kaz3g
I posted the article because it again raises the fact that older aircraft may not have the same aerodynamics as later ones do. I think Centaurus made a comment to that effect in an earlier post.
Not that I'm in the habit of aggressively stalling it, except when landing, these days in deference to both our ages, my technique is to rapidly lower the nose while applying rudder to stop it yawing. As it's now unstalled, I level the wings and add power as appropriate bearing in mind the yellow arc starts at 95 KN. Seems to work.
I have more than 500 hours in the AUSTER and now feel I'm in control more often than not.
I also have about the same time in gliders and I've never got over that instant stick forward reaction to low inertia.
Kaz
"Picking it up" with rudder is even more likely to help you enter a spin in an older aircraft!
Glider training is generally much better in this regard than power.
