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Bill,
When I started flying my 360 small tail, seven
years and 900 hours ago, I did some flight testing much as you are.
One stall with gear and partial flaps resulted
in the plane flipping over on it's back real fast. I could never get
a similar result again. Knowing that this can happen certainly gives one some
respect.
I suggest you try adjusting your
rigging. Your rudder trim and flap down position for starters. Make
sure you aren't leaning on a rudder a little. On my bird, there is a
permanent rudder trim tab and the flap up position has the trailing edges
slightly mismatched. You may try this in order to get a more controlable
stall.
I have always been able to avoid a spin entry by
quick use of the rudder and would never deliberatly spin. Once, while
pulling several G's and maneuvering for a quick landing, I ham fisted a little
too much and got an accelerated stall -- the plane started an accelerated spin
entry. Wake up call.
Don't ever let the plane stall inverted,
especially if you have the small tail. It does not want to recover at
all. I lost 4000 ft and only got it to recover by starting an inverted
spin.
Fly safe.
Mark Ravinski
N360KB 1285 hrs
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