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We rarely had cloud decks in Southern California, but if we did have a deck with a known ceiling below, I would be comfortable using a spin to get down through it.
Isn't it near (1) G ; if done correctly ? It's the exit ; that gets
a lot of people , in trouble , or not pulling enough up elevator
to keep it in the spin, ------- and doing a High G spiral .
1981, i was practicing for an ACRO contest, on a Rigid HG, and was
working out at Elsinore. Cloud base around 11K, ASL, with the tops
of the cumies only 2.5-K higher. Lift was 800-ft/min , (not so Rad a day)
so i thermaled Up, into the cloud, till full white-out , and hit full Left rudder
then pushed out, for a nice easy inverted spin ; tried to time the exit
right on the bottom of the cloud, and did a loop to touch the
cloud on the top of the ark. Was SOOoo cool ; looking at the 360-deg
rainbow , just as i neared the bottom of the cloud , in the spin !!!
Fast forward to the landing aria , with a cold beer to celebrate
the day, and a privet pilot who watched me do it ; then he informed
me that my antics, could'a caused an accident with an IFR pilot
if my luck, hadn't bin so good.
I Never , did that again !!
Bille