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Old 08-24-2012, 11:17 PM
Glider Glider is offline
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Originally Posted by Crumpp View Post
This has been covered over and over. You know the answer and can read the POH.
I do know what they say and I do believe the fact that in a high speed stall the aircraft will bang and clatter is a really serious issue.
I mean what else would you expect to happen in a high speed stall? As a CFI you must have done dozens of high speed stalls and I am willing to bet that they clatter and shudder as well.

In a high speed dive it is possible to exceed the G limit, if you pull up too quickly. Well thats new, again as a CFI you must warn your pupils about the dangers of exceeding G limits, well I hope you do.

Great loss of hight when you lose control. Well thats novel. In the UK its normal to teach spins at 12,000 ft because of the danger of loss of height. I assume you do the same in the USA for the same reason. If not what height do you start spin training at?

The need to ensure that you have sufficient speed before recovering drom a dive. Well thats standard training and one that I hope you do as a CFI

Last but not least the fact that if you are so slow off the mark as not to take remedial action should the aircraft flick over, it may result in the aircraft being strained or break it. If you don't take remedial action when entering a high speed roll/spin what do you think will happen?

I think that covers all the points that you raised. Can I ask you to point out which are unique to a Spitfire. I can say that all these points and more are covered in Glider Pilot training in the UK.

Or if they are unique to a Spitfire, can you say which you don't teach in your position as a CFI?

Last edited by Glider; 08-24-2012 at 11:22 PM.