Call to Action. Adding Spiral recovery Tasks to the Practical Test Standards (PTS).
Intentional or unintentional spiral dives ha...the first place. Typically the inside wing falls and the recovery is the...gle of attack (AOA) while leveling the wing, EXCEPT, repeat EXCEPT, you a...y decreasing angle of attack, leveling wings and reducing throttle. Ther...Your Engine Just Quit, Should You Land On A Road Or A Field?
...posing a question I often wonder about. Not a great article, and offercs inconclu...the pilot landed on a road, striking the left wing on a tree. Read the NTSB...ding in a field. During the landing, the right wing struck the ground, and the ai...AOPA Editor's pick: Top 10 apps for 2012-- There's some great Ideas here, several are inexpensive
I didn't want to plagiarize the whole article from AOPA-- instead,...y picks, in no particular order. These are not endorsements of any app. Wing X Pro 7 (99 cents)&mdash...