skeptic36 Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 4 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Camel Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 Very good, thanks for posting. I have had the rare experience to spin a trike, some may say impossible, but it was caused by an aircraft wake that came very close and I mean CLOSE, trike nose dropped severely and rotated to right spinning fast and descending at steep nose down, after about 1500 feet lost, the recovery was textbook as explained by my instructor as a "what if " situation, the ground approached quickly and it was close to the ground after recovery. After the experience I thought I wound never fly again but it has made me a better pilot, I have since done spin training in a GA plane, all of this happened around 18 years ago. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slb Posted April 12, 2015 Share Posted April 12, 2015 Australian rego 32- flying in USA? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skeptic36 Posted April 12, 2015 Author Share Posted April 12, 2015 Australian rego 32- flying in USA? It's an Evolution trikes wing on an AirCreation trike, so I'm guessing it was an Australian wing traded on a later model and on sold to a U.S. customer. They don't require numbers on the wing over there so probably easier to leave them on than try to remove. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tassytriker Posted April 21, 2015 Share Posted April 21, 2015 That is completely opposite from how I was taught? how many instructors teach/practice it this way? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slb Posted April 23, 2015 Share Posted April 23, 2015 That is completely opposite from how I was taught? how many instructors teach/practice it this way? That's scary. Are you saying you were taught to push the bar forward during a side-slip or stall? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tassytriker Posted April 23, 2015 Share Posted April 23, 2015 In a spiral dive to ease the bar out and level the wings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slb Posted April 23, 2015 Share Posted April 23, 2015 In a spiral dive to ease the bar out and level the wings. A spiral descent is under control so you would level the wings and fly normally. However, a spiral dive is uncontrolled where a wing has stalled and I would have thought that you would have to pull the bar in to reduce the angle of attack on the stalled wing to unstall it, and then level the wings. You may need to check with your instructor for further clarification. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skeptic36 Posted April 23, 2015 Author Share Posted April 23, 2015 Hi Tassie Triker, The following links are about spiral dive recovery. I also agree with Sib about consulting your instructor. http://www.trikepilot.com/videos/view/henry-trikelife-escapes-serious-spiral-dive_21048.html http://www.trikepilot.com/members/profile/163/blog-view/spiral-dive-test_795.html http://www.trikepilot.com/videos/view/spiral-dive_18893.html?m=163 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tassytriker Posted April 24, 2015 Share Posted April 24, 2015 Thanks Bill Have a bit better understanding now but note there is some confusion with some of us trike pilots?I will be looking at it further also am due for biennial soon so will discuss with CFI. Gary. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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