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Be careful with "just taking your hands off" while in a developed spin in a Decathlon. They will stay in it, then aggravate themselves as the controls unload and tend to go where they want. With certain aggravated spin modes (inverted as well as upright), the Beggs recovery method is not...

Haha, Sonny. Wow, it's been a loooooong time since someone's called me that! I'm pretty confident I have a solid grasp about what's right or wrong in training. Relaxing and having fun with it is an important part. I love it when I get guys with your attitude for flight reviews, IPCs or other...

Yup, totally normal. If you don't get sick, you'll get stupid. The good news is, you'll acclimate to it just like anything else. Just remember to take it easy and leave yourself with enough brain power & fuel in the tanks to get back safe.

Ohhh, a tough guy huh? There's always one of you floating around....:lol:

I just pass gas. It's eye-watering & devastating. If my student can power through that, they can handle anything. Dropping pencils is for Nancys.

That dihedral has the effect of an anhedral when the aircraft is flown inverted. Fun stuff. It'll just be divergent in roll and really not want to be there. That would be badass to have an acro Cherokee. Roll it on takeoff and climb out of the downwind inverted! Nobody would suspect the...

Both fly pretty crappy upside-down, so I really don't see the point at all...

Head first, feet second, safety third. That's how you depart your comfort zone. As pilots we can only mitigate risk. If you want to eliminate it, don't bother getting out of bed in the morning & pray there isn't an earthquake.

The syllabus for our EMT course has the student do a simulated engine failure approach to landing at the end of each lesson.

2 things to try in each aircraft (with plenty of altitude, in utility category and a qualified CFI on board.) 1)Falling leaf stall: In a 172 your feet won't be busy at all. Most of the time you'll find yourself holding pressure on one rudder as a descending slip develops. The Cherokee will...

It's ridiculous what the 172 will let you get away with. It really is the airplane that rewards poor airmanship. C150, Cherokee 140.... Different story.

No no no... The NTSB has it ALL wrong.... 1. Never stop flying the airplane 2. Don't hit anything 3. Always have a plan. If the plan doesn't work, get a new plan. If that wont keep you alive, I don't know what will...

It is a good time!

Also while you're hanging out at those lower airspeeds parasite drag from the gear is minimal. So don't be in a rush to suck the gear up. Be thankful the gear retracts relatively fast as compared to some Cessna and Piper products. This is where the gear door/wheel position drag becomes the issue...

I thought it was pretty darn cool. Looks like he had everything under control to me :thumbsup: God forbid someone should have fun in an airplane.

You really cant go wrong with a Great Lakes, but I am slightly biased. You just cant be in a hurry to get anywhere.

Wouldn't hurt to try. Worst thing that could happen is she gets addicted to acro...