went flying again yesterday. steve decided maybe we should try some power-on stalls to get me used to stalling and recovering without having to worry about adding power, turning off carb heat, and decreasing flaps. so recovery from power-ons is a bit easier than power-offs in that regard. however, they are a bit scary. the real point of power-on stalls is to be able to identify and avoid them when they occur unexpectedly--which would usually be on takeoff. so nose is pitched quite high and full power is on. almost feels like a fighter (: after this profile is established, just hold it and wait for plane to slow down and stall. after stall, just push forward and recover. much easier in that regard than the power-offs.
however, we ended up unintentionally doing a couple half spins. a spin comes about from an uncoordinated stall, and is aggravated by using ailerons. directional control in a stall is accomplished using rudder. so naturally, i of course am used to keeping wings level with ailerons, would throw the ailerons over in an attempt to keep wings level. also, wasn't using enough rudder for awhile on entry either. so yea, we spun a couple times. not full spins, but definitely entered them. good thing we were flying around at 4500, so we were about 3500 agl.
it also didn't help yesterday that winds were kinda brisk, kept tossing the plane around at altitude. but they really became evident on turning from downwind to base once the plane was broadside. definitely required a lot more pulling back than normal. but base to final was not bad at all, lining up with the runway pretty accurately. the wind was again slightly broadside, tossing us around on the way down. so steve definitely talked me through the landing again, but it was all flown by me.
was supposed to have another flight today, but it got moved to tomorrow. i'm guessing a couple more power-ons, then power-offs. after that, i'm guessing ground reference maneuvers are the next order of business, but i can't say for sure. we'll see. but what i do know is that my radio is on point. and apparently atc can understand what i'm mumbling. haven't gotten a "say again, please" yet. anyway, bis morgen. auf wiedersehen!
however, we ended up unintentionally doing a couple half spins. a spin comes about from an uncoordinated stall, and is aggravated by using ailerons. directional control in a stall is accomplished using rudder. so naturally, i of course am used to keeping wings level with ailerons, would throw the ailerons over in an attempt to keep wings level. also, wasn't using enough rudder for awhile on entry either. so yea, we spun a couple times. not full spins, but definitely entered them. good thing we were flying around at 4500, so we were about 3500 agl.
it also didn't help yesterday that winds were kinda brisk, kept tossing the plane around at altitude. but they really became evident on turning from downwind to base once the plane was broadside. definitely required a lot more pulling back than normal. but base to final was not bad at all, lining up with the runway pretty accurately. the wind was again slightly broadside, tossing us around on the way down. so steve definitely talked me through the landing again, but it was all flown by me.
was supposed to have another flight today, but it got moved to tomorrow. i'm guessing a couple more power-ons, then power-offs. after that, i'm guessing ground reference maneuvers are the next order of business, but i can't say for sure. we'll see. but what i do know is that my radio is on point. and apparently atc can understand what i'm mumbling. haven't gotten a "say again, please" yet. anyway, bis morgen. auf wiedersehen!
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