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Old 03-23-2007, 01:51 AM   #14 (permalink)
KrisW
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Default Re: Spins -- Final Chapter

Again, guys, its a matter of perspective. NO downwind spin stops going forward. it's an impossible situation due to the tailwind.

Paffy,. without a simultaneous wing drop there is NO spin. they must be simultaneous. .5 points per 5 degrees of deviation in WHICH direction??? and for how long? 1000 feet?

If you do not get a break on the drop through, you NEVER stalled a wing, and it's a zero, because anythign else is forced. How forgiving the judges are will determine if you get a downgrade or a zero. I stated this in the video (about 4 times if I recollect). Some judges will be forgiving, some will not. Most (like me) will give you .5 points/5 degrees, for a little while. You fly more than 2-3 plane lengths, it never autorotated and it's a zero. The second you start compromising on this criteria, is when you have problems, and you guys like to compromise it seeems. There is no compromise. It either spun, or it did not. simple as that.

OH. .and did you notice the tail hanging out while in cross wind? I wonder what THAT is . . .. . I certainly didn;t rudder to make it hang out, in either direction, and it did it, plainly and consistently, int he same direction no matter which heading the plane was on.
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