Listen to the engine - if louder PULL power, NEUTRALIZE ailerons, STEP ON
THE SKY and GENTLY pull back on the yoke.  "Step on the sky" means, look at
the AI and see which foot to use.  Don Wylie - God rest his soul, was a tireless proponent of upset training.
I was lucky enough to attend several of his seminars.  Too bad his last ride
was not up to the task and no amount of skill could overcome airframe
fatigue.

Please, please, please get training in unusual attitudes.  The muscle memory
and practiced coordination may well turn a fatal situation into just a wet
spot on the seat.

Richard Freilich  -----Original Message-----
From: Lancair Mailing List [mailto:lml@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of Tom
Gourley
Sent: Monday, November 13, 2006 9:11 AM
To: Lancair Mailing List
Subject: [LML] Re: Down anywhere !!

Don Skeele wrote:
"You know, I really don't know which of my steam/vacuum/electric gauges did much good.  I remember fighting the A/P, then dumping it, (this took a bit to scan and realize I was in deep caca), (probably 3 or 4 seconds), the gyro, understandably had tumbled, airspeed nil, turn coordinator pegged.. then  pulled power to idle, kinda neutralized the stick and aerilons, and tramped hard on the rudder the way that reduced the G forces, rotation stopped, airspeed built up and I rember my Spin insturctor impressing on me to pull out slowly"

I've never had spin training (but I will before I finish my Legacy) and the only spins I've been in were a few intentional ones riding with another pilot in his Decathalon several years ago.  I recently read an article titled "Spin Masters" in the August 2006 edition of AOPA Pilot magazine. One statement in the article really caught my attention.  In a spin (a real spin, not a spiral) "the ball will deflect to the side of the airplane in which the turn coordinator is located in the panel, away from the airplanes's center of gravity, regardless of the direction of the spin."

I don't recall ever being told that before.  That means if you spin in IMC you can't use the ball to tell you which rudder to step on.  That's something to remember.

Tom Gourley



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