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From: wanttaja@ssc-vax.UUCP (Ronald J Wanttaja)
Newsgroups: net.aviation
Subject: Re: Luscombe Spin Story
Message-ID: <199@ssc-vax.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 9-Sep-85 17:29:58 EDT
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Posted: Mon Sep  9 17:29:58 1985
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> 
> The plane turned slowly and quietly and no amount of power would break
> the spin. Realizing what was going on, the owner calmly opened the left
> door (since there is no "headwind' in a flat spin) and started climbing
> out over the lift strut. Half way over the strut the nose fell through 
> the horizon. He quickly got back in and recovered from a 'normal' spin.
> 
> What amazes me is that the guy had the presence of mind to climb out.
> I know the door/strut configuration very well and am not sure I could
> have managed it with the plane sitting on the ground and the engine
> turned off.
> 

"Fear lent him wings," as the saying goes...:-).

Ron W.
(ssc-vax!wanttaja)

"What am I supposed to tell them, Wiley...'They can kill you, but
they can't eat you...'?"