ssmdive
Well Known Member
So I am now flying an RV6 around. I have lots of practice spinning my sold Citabria (vanilla upright, L&R) and spinning my Pitts S1S (all modes).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZG-mlDhRt_A&list=PLaG50Nso598AO-s4hGjljOSgwF7TOm9Zw&index=2
So now that I am starting to fly this RV6, I will of course be doing some light acro when people want to get their acro cherry popped. The RV6 has a reputation as being difficult to start a spin and possibly difficult to recover. Well, I buy into the theory that you don't do acro in a plane you have not spun since many botched maneuvers end in a spin. So the question becomes what EMERGENCY recovery is recommended? I understand that the incipient phase is different that an established spin. Many aircraft will recover with just a reduction in power and neutralizing the controls.
The three major spin recoveries: PARE, Beggs, and Finagin it seems PARE is the one that Vans recommends. Has anyone tried the other two?
I have read up on how some consider an RV6 and a spin to be stupid. I have read that Vans recommends staying at fewer than 2 revolutions. But I am looking for advice because if I can't spin the plane, I will not be taking people up for light acro in it and that was one of the best things about my Citabria.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZG-mlDhRt_A&list=PLaG50Nso598AO-s4hGjljOSgwF7TOm9Zw&index=2
So now that I am starting to fly this RV6, I will of course be doing some light acro when people want to get their acro cherry popped. The RV6 has a reputation as being difficult to start a spin and possibly difficult to recover. Well, I buy into the theory that you don't do acro in a plane you have not spun since many botched maneuvers end in a spin. So the question becomes what EMERGENCY recovery is recommended? I understand that the incipient phase is different that an established spin. Many aircraft will recover with just a reduction in power and neutralizing the controls.
The three major spin recoveries: PARE, Beggs, and Finagin it seems PARE is the one that Vans recommends. Has anyone tried the other two?
I have read up on how some consider an RV6 and a spin to be stupid. I have read that Vans recommends staying at fewer than 2 revolutions. But I am looking for advice because if I can't spin the plane, I will not be taking people up for light acro in it and that was one of the best things about my Citabria.