Portale
All About Stalls and Spins
by Everett Gentry
This is a book that should be required reading for every private and commercial pilot, regardless of experience!
lt's a realistic look at the reasons why so many of today's pilots are not prepared to deal with unanticipated stalls and spins, the lack of effective pilot training in spin recovery, and the procedures and practices that enable the pilot to bring his plane safely out of a potentially dangerous stall or spin.
The author demonstrates that almost any aircraft may be spun and safety recovered,
if the pilot has been taught the proper procedures.
However, he points to the FAA's failure to require spin training as a part of mandatory flight instruction, and the misleading instructions on stall entry and recovery found in many training manuals as key contributors to the high percentage of general aviation fatalities caused by stall/spin accidents.
In this book, the emphasis is on the effects produced by flight control positions (deflections) when the pilot is operating on the threshold of a stall or inadvertant spin.
Stall and spin recovery procedures outlined in new flight manuals, and old manuals published before the FAA's decision to omit this pilot requirement, are reviewed and FAA regulations applying to aircraft certification and acrobatic flight are examined.
Small plane manufacturers' recommended spin procedures are also discussed so that you'll be able to gain a clear understanding of the factors causing stalls and spins and the procedures that can be used to successfully counteract them.
Loss of control and recovery techniques are thoroughly covered as they apply to light planes and there's also extensive information on stall and spin recovery for gliders, sailplanes, and light twins.
Highlighted by the author's own flying experiences in stall and spin situations, as well as those of many other private and professional pilots, this is a book that's packed with practical,precise information of stall and spin recovery that could literally save your life!
Everett Gentry spent 25 years as a civilian and military flight instructor, flight examiner, and military check pilot.
