You may want to push the stick forward as well. Some trim systems do not
use aerodynamic forces to find a nuetral trim and if the plane is trimmed
all the way back, it is like holding the stick all the way back.

But neat explanation, and I like the "hard rudder" part.

Might add one thing. If you don't come out of the spin, push on the
other rudder, all the way, you may be pushing on the wrong one.

In article <39aaff6d.2216999@ounews.ou.edu>, Rex <rx1000@hotmail.com> wrote:
>In the 80's, Unlimited aerobatic competiton pilot Gene Beggs from
>Midland Texas became concerned about the lack of knowledge of spins.
>Particularly, he was disturbed by the number of high time acro and
>airshow pilots spinning in. Gene developed an emergency spin recovery
>that worked in every plane he tried, Pitts, Eagles, Cessnas, T-6,
>etc., etc. It is required knowledge for competiton pilots. You
>should memorize it and practice it. It recovers every time from every
>type of spin (Gene identified 23 types) and you don't have to know if
>you are upright, inverted or which way you are spinning. It works
>every time:
>
>[1] Pull Power Full Off
>[2] LET GO OF THE STICK (wheel)...don't guard it, Let It Go! (the
>stick needs to seek aerodynamic neutral on it's own.
>[3] Feel The Rudders, PUNCH THE HARD RUDDER TO THE FLOOR.
>The plane will snap out of the spin instantly.
>
>You MUST let go of the stick. Aerodynamic neutral is not where you
>think it is. The stick (wheel) will find it if you don't restrict it's
>movement.
>Remember: 1 - 2 - 3 Power off, let go, punch the hard rudder.
>
>One of the 23 types is an accelerated spin (over 400 degrees per
>second in a Pitts). A normal spin becomes accelerated if you ease the
>stick forward to a certain "sweet spot". That may account for the
>above uncontrollable spin. In the Pitts, you have to go briskly
>forward of neutral or it, too can continue to spin. I've seen the
>same thing in a Citabria after 4 turns.
>
>Rex
>
>
>On Mon, 28 Aug 2000 16:08:16 -0500, "Joe Norris"
><jnorrisNOSPAM@tznet.com> wrote:
>
>>> I reduced the power 1200rpm, gently slowing w/ slight nose-up
>>> attitude, until reaching 50mph, at which time full back-stick, at the
>>> 'stall-break' full rudder was applied for spin-entry.
>>
>>Question: Did you reduce the throttle to idle after entering the spin?
>>First rule of spin recovery is *throttle to idle*. This should be step one,
>>before rudder application.
>>
>>Joe Norris
>>
>>
>

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