Thrown myself into the deep end of "not comfortable" zone for advanced stall
spin
recovery and emergency maneuvering training.
Left 181 in the shed due to weather forecasts, so drove 6.5hrs instead into 25kt
crosswind and burnt twice as much fuel in the Smartcar.
Arrived that afternoon at the field; windsock was stretched out vertical... next
day was the same...
Today was perfect (ground looped the pitts on first taxi run of brisk walking
pace;
twitchy in all operational modes)... got up in the air and got tumbled around
and trained by one of the best; no longer terrified by the thought of spinning;
tried to spin the Pitts every which way with deep stalls, cross controls,
ascending and descending turns, 360 degrees of bank; wouldn't spin... did the
same again and pulled the stick back; spun in, spun out, with most consistent
cockpit response today being "f'ing hell"... can now fully understand and
appreciate
how so many fatalities consistently occur in circuit (total instant
loss of stability and situational awareness)... can't learn this stuff reading
a book or watching slide shows...
So far breakfast and lunch has stayed where its meant to.
Starting to get comfortable with spins.
More training tomorrow.
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