Pipistrel Panthera Spin Test
Posted: Tue Aug 12, 2014 3:27 pm
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From the in cockpit view it looked like one turn, but the wing tip view showed it to be a little less. There was some pitch oscillation into the second turn. It also looked like they forced into the spin.Merlinspop wrote:I second both of Eddie's observations and add...
3) Pax had to have been "spin veterans" or that 'new airplane' smell would have been replaced
4) I wish they had shared the altitude used
5) Recovery took almost 2 turns, it appeared to me
Cool video, though.
From 91.303. "For the purposes of this section, aerobatic flight means an intentional maneuver involving an abrupt change in an aircraft's attitude, an abnormal attitude, or abnormal acceleration, not necessary for normal flight", there is no mention of pitch or bank limits. They are listed in 91.307 for when a parachute is needed. These are often confused.drseti wrote:Although 91.307 does not use the word "aerobatics", elsewhere in the FARs an aerobatic maneuver is defined as exceeding 60 degrees of bank or 30 degrees of pitch. My plane has a plackard on the canopy stating "aerobatic maneuvers prohibited, including spins", leaving no room for argument. (I believe the Operating Limitations contain the same language; I'll check.)
And I have a personal policy wherein if the pilot is wearing a parachute ... I don't fly with him or her!Merlinspop wrote: I have a personal policy wherein if the pilot is wearing a parachute... me too!
So a week ago when I *very* abruptly nosed down my airplane to avoid a turkey vulture, in a way that I found completely abnormal, I was briefly an aerobatic pilot? Cool!3Dreaming wrote:From 91.303. "For the purposes of this section, aerobatic flight means an intentional maneuver involving an abrupt change in an aircraft's attitude, an abnormal attitude, or abnormal acceleration, not necessary for normal flight", there is no mention of pitch or bank limits. They are listed in 91.307 for when a parachute is needed. These are often confused.drseti wrote:Although 91.307 does not use the word "aerobatics", elsewhere in the FARs an aerobatic maneuver is defined as exceeding 60 degrees of bank or 30 degrees of pitch. My plane has a plackard on the canopy stating "aerobatic maneuvers prohibited, including spins", leaving no room for argument. (I believe the Operating Limitations contain the same language; I'll check.)
C'mon now, Andy. we're talking FAA here, and you expect it to make sense?MrMorden wrote:I don't really buy this definition. <snip> Sounds silly, and would cover MANY common flight maneuvers.
There have been pilots violated for making a high speed pass down the runway with smoke on. In the eyes of the FAA observer it was not necessary for normal flight. They may have been looking to make an example of somebody.MrMorden wrote:So a week ago when I *very* abruptly nosed down my airplane to avoid a turkey vulture, in a way that I found completely abnormal, I was briefly an aerobatic pilot? Cool!3Dreaming wrote:From 91.303. "For the purposes of this section, aerobatic flight means an intentional maneuver involving an abrupt change in an aircraft's attitude, an abnormal attitude, or abnormal acceleration, not necessary for normal flight", there is no mention of pitch or bank limits. They are listed in 91.307 for when a parachute is needed. These are often confused.drseti wrote:Although 91.307 does not use the word "aerobatics", elsewhere in the FARs an aerobatic maneuver is defined as exceeding 60 degrees of bank or 30 degrees of pitch. My plane has a plackard on the canopy stating "aerobatic maneuvers prohibited, including spins", leaving no room for argument. (I believe the Operating Limitations contain the same language; I'll check.)
I don't really buy this definition. If I put the airplane quickly into a turn, or do anything "abrupt", I'm doing aerobatics? Sounds silly, and would cover MANY common flight maneuvers.
Definitely sounds like an example being made. I think we all know the FAA can violate any of us at any time. The "careless and reckless" language assures that.3Dreaming wrote:
There have been pilots violated for making a high speed pass down the runway with smoke on. In the eyes of the FAA observer it was not necessary for normal flight. They may have been looking to make an example of somebody.