Optional training for SOSA members in unusual flight attitudes
If you're in a rut with your flying straight and level or if you think you're hot sh*t give our course a try. Even if Tom Coulson has written "bad attitude" in your PTR we can help. You might discover something about your flying skills and even about yourself.
Andrea Kuciak wants to invite members to participate in SOSA's optional training in “Unusual Attitudes and Advanced Stall/Spin training.” As an average pilot, your blog correspondent took the course last year and found the training to be very helpful
What can this do for you as a pilot? Andrea comments that this training is meant to broaden the experience of the average pilot who generally flies straight and level. The course expands your comfort level as well as the fun and prepares you for any unexpected situations. Mostly it's a lot of fun! …….and you will be far more likely to recognize problems and respond quickly and correctly.
Once you decide you want to give it a try you can take it as far as you want. Some pilots just want to get some unusual attitude experience and some want to go all the way and learn some aerobatics. It's up to you.
While a glider license is highly recommended before starting the program it is not an absolute requirement. If you are not licensed, your skill level will be evaluated on an individual basis by the CFI to determine your eligibility for the program.
The first lessons deal with controlling the aircraft smoothly and confidently to make it do what you want. This means speed control, g-control and directional control in various "attitudes" all within the flight envelope of the aircraft. Forget the yaw string!!!
There are six ground briefings that will be covered throughout the training covering:
· Airspace,
· Club Rules and Regulations,
· Flight Envelope,
· Human Factors,
· Aerodynamics and
· Emergency Egress.
The flight lessons progress as follows:
· the theory of stalls and spins,
· stall recognition at various wing loading and various speeds,
· recovery from stalls and spins,
· stalls/spins and recovery from a variety of situations (including but not limited to up-lines, down-lines, wing-overs, turns and loops),
· characteristics of spins (such as accelerated spins, flat spins using out-spin-aileron and tighter spins using in-spin-aileron).
The final lesson before progressing to aerobatics if you wish to do so will involve recovery from vertical up and vertical down lines.
If you're interested or just have questions you can call, email or talk to Scott or Andrea on the field anytime.
Blog Editor – Bad attitudes? A couple of years ago my daughter Suzanne found my PTR and noted with great amusement a critical comment from Tom Coulson about control of my bad attitude!!!!!. Andrea's attitude course soon put this right. I'd recommend the course for fun as well as proficiency.
Once you decide you want to give it a try you can take it as far as you want. Some pilots just want to get some unusual attitude experience and some want to go all the way and learn some aerobatics. It's up to you.
While a glider license is highly recommended before starting the program it is not an absolute requirement. If you are not licensed, your skill level will be evaluated on an individual basis by the CFI to determine your eligibility for the program.
The first lessons deal with controlling the aircraft smoothly and confidently to make it do what you want. This means speed control, g-control and directional control in various "attitudes" all within the flight envelope of the aircraft. Forget the yaw string!!!
There are six ground briefings that will be covered throughout the training covering:
· Airspace,
· Club Rules and Regulations,
· Flight Envelope,
· Human Factors,
· Aerodynamics and
· Emergency Egress.
The flight lessons progress as follows:
· the theory of stalls and spins,
· stall recognition at various wing loading and various speeds,
· recovery from stalls and spins,
· stalls/spins and recovery from a variety of situations (including but not limited to up-lines, down-lines, wing-overs, turns and loops),
· characteristics of spins (such as accelerated spins, flat spins using out-spin-aileron and tighter spins using in-spin-aileron).
The final lesson before progressing to aerobatics if you wish to do so will involve recovery from vertical up and vertical down lines.
If you're interested or just have questions you can call, email or talk to Scott or Andrea on the field anytime.
Blog Editor – Bad attitudes? A couple of years ago my daughter Suzanne found my PTR and noted with great amusement a critical comment from Tom Coulson about control of my bad attitude!!!!!. Andrea's attitude course soon put this right. I'd recommend the course for fun as well as proficiency.
