Aerobatics and Spins Aviators Unlimited Flight Training

        AEROBATICS / STALLS / SPINS /UPSET / EMERGENCY MANEUVER RECOVERY TRAINING


                                     LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT!
       The number one cause of accidents in aircraft of any type today is still the same one that caused the very first shortly
after the Wright Brothers made their first historical powered flight! One hundred years later and we still have accidents from
not being able to apply the proper controls at the right time to safely fly an aircraft, what a shame.

       You do not have to be one of those Pilots in the NTSB accident record books! You can be a knowledgeable, skilled,
and safe Pilot regardless of your type Pilot Certificate or experience level. You will get the experience if you fly long enough
but you must have the basic knowledge and skill of proper aircraft control first to enjoy and survive a career of flying. It is
the paramount foundation you must have right from the beginning. If you don't have it, its never too late to get it.

       No matter what kind of airplane you fly, from ultra lights to heavy jets, low time or high time Pilot, do you have it? Be
honest with yourself and get in an airplane and give yourself a check ride and see how smooth you can be, how precise
you can be. Do you use the rudder for something besides a "Toe Rest"? Did you land on center line without crab or drift at
touch down? Do you have apprehensions about Stalls / Spins / Crosswind's / Turbulence? Are you one of those Pilots that
lands fast, flat and have to use moderate to heavy braking to get stopped? If you found yourself inverted and you couldn't
see the blue sky part of the horizon could you recover? Do you grip the wheel or stick with your fist or do you have a light
sensitive touch with your finger tips? Be honest with yourself, brutally honest!

        Picture yourself in this situation. You are fly into an airport with transport size airplanes (King Air 200, Lear jets,
Citation, 737)in your Bonanza, 172 or maybe your LSA type airplane and as careful and aware of wake turbulence as you
can be you watch the 737 touch down one mile in front of you and just a little later about 300 feet AGL your airplane
violently shakes, rolls quickly to the right, you put in full aileron but the roll continues until the airplane is completely
inverted and now the nose is dropping so low you can't see the horizon! What are your chances? Do you think this can't
happen? Would you like to be skilled and confident enough to have prevented the nose from dropping so low that all you
could see was the ground in the wind screen and been able to hold it up until you righted the airplane again?

       Give it some thought and then read on about how to get it and have fun doing it!

                                                     STALLS & SPINS

       There is no airplane that will not stall or spin in spite of some Manufactures or Pilots claims! If it has wings it will stall
and can spin. If the airfoil reaches its critical angle of attack then it can stall and if one wing does that and the other does
not, then you have auto rotation which is a spin. You can control angle of attack with the elevator and prevent auto rotation
with the rudder. It is that simple, no mystery. No angle of attack, no stall, control the direction of the nose with rudder and
no auto rotation! No matter what attitude, power setting, inverted or upright! The airplane does not have to stall first for
auto rotation to take place. Auto rotation can be initiated with rudder alone and that is what a snap roll is!

       The Stall / Spin Accident sadly is still the number one killer in airplanes today and it is so easy to avoid with a little
proper training and not very much expense. So why not learn to recognise the onset of a stall /spin and learn to control the
angle of attack and direction of the nose of the airplane so you can prevent, execute or recover from a stall or spin with
confidence, have no fear or apprehension of either and be much safer than the average pilot. I like to use the phrase,
"Spin proof yourself". It is so easy to learn in the Cub, Citabria or Pitts.

       If you are going to fly aerobatics then you need SPIN training. All types of spins, POWER OFF UPRIGHT & INVERTED,
ACCELERATED UPRIGHT AND INVERTED, POWER ON FLAT UPRIGHT AND INVERTED AND THE CROSSOVER SPIN.
Not all aerobatic aeroplanes will FLAT SPIN if loaded properly but just about any airplane is capable of upright, inverted
and accelerated spins. I feel the accelerated spin and the crossover spin is the most likely to confuse and disorientate a
pilot who finds them self in an inadvertent spin and the control inputs they think are correct does not stop the spin but
makes it worse which can lead to real panic and unsuccessful recovery. Many a tell has been told of someone that got into
a spin and everything they tried did not work until they just let go of all the controls and then as if by magic it stopped
spinning and they recovered from the dive! After your first accelerated spin lesson you will see why that is possible.

       Take a basic spin course (about 1 hour ground and 1 hour flight time) Upright and accelerated upright spins and gain
the knowledge and skill to recognize, prevent and recover from a stall or spin with confidence.

       If you take pride in your airman ship or intend to do aerobatics without an Aerobatic Instructor on board and want to
increase your knowledge, skill, confidence and most importantly your safety by "Spin proofing yourself", take an Advanced
Spin and Upset / Emergency Maneuver Recovery were you will learn every type of spin, its entry and recovery. About 3
hours flying time.

                                                         AEROBATICS

       First of all, aerobatics are fun! Sport aerobatics are very safe with proper training and proper equipment. What a thrill
it is to be able to fly an aerobatic airplane around all three of its axis and to perform all kinds of challenging maneuvers
such as the Loop, Cuban Eight, Rolls of various types, Hammerheads (Ever brought an airplane to a complete stop in the
air?) to name a few. It is freedom at its best! Exciting, thrilling, fulfilling, educating and some even say it is the most fun you
can have with your...........! Well maybe close! It is not daring and do, or stunts. Its flying an aeroplane in three dimension,
with few restraints. Aerobatics can be learned for Sport, Competition, or Exhibition but I think the ultimate reason is for a
higher level of Pilot skill and safety.

       Are they necessary to be a safe Pilot? Here is a funny story that might answer that question. There were two Business
men that owned Corporate Jets sitting on the back porch of the Club House one evening having a drink after their round of
golf. There was a fellow flying a Pitts not too far from the golf course doing Aerobatics that attracted their attention. They
watched for a while and then one of them made the statement, "I wouldn't want to fly with a Pilot that flies like that". A few
moments went by and the other CEO said, "You know, I don't think I would want to fly with a Pilot that couldn't fly like that!"

       You will be a safer Pilot if you can perform the basic aerobatic maneuvers smoothly. Note that I said, "smoothly". Why
smoothly? If you can do them smoothly you will have to have the knowledge and skill to perform them correctly while relaxed
and with confidence. Should the need ever arise to call upon your aerobatic skill in a hurry your reaction will be more
instinctive.


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