Flying Time: Today: 1:30 Total: 6:54
A fun lesson today. Another different instructor, and something totally different to do - like stalls.
While I knew roughly what to expect, it was still surprising. In a stall there is basically insufficient airspeed to keep the plane flying - and when a plane stops flying, it starts falling! The basic effect is for the aircraft to dramatically lose height, and on certain aircraft there is substantial wing drop.
The Piper Tomahawk (PA38), which is what I’m flying, exhibits this wing drop!
For the aircraft to suddenly pitch over and roll suddenly to one side leads to a real lurch in the stomach and it was quite unsettling the first few times. After a few though you get used to it and get to try the different kinds of stall - recovery without power, recovery with power, recovery with power with flaps down, recovery of a stall on turn from base to final etc etc.
All good fun and we were so busy we didn’t notice the time - I managed 1.5 hours chock-chock… which was great flying-wise, but not so good on the wallet! Will have to wait a few weeks before the next one I think.
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