Actually, Ira, I didn't make the quoted comment you reference to. That
was someone else.
I only made reference to the stalling habits of 152's that I've flown.
Chris
irampil@notes.cc.sunysb.edu wrote:
>
> Chris Beck writes:
>
> >>All the recent correspondence following the tragedy at Oshkosh seems
> to point to
> >>a basic instability with the Europa. Is this inherent in the design
> or due to
> >>building errors?Trimming ailerons to achieve smooth integration with
> the wing
>
>
> Sorry Chris,
>
> Your comments are unfortunately uninformed.
>
> Keeping aside our personal feelings of loss for an active member of
> this online community, the subject
> aircraft was observed by many to be slow in the pattern and to have
> overshot the base to final turn.
> This is a classic scenario for a cross controlled spin entry, which is
> exactly what happened, according
> to multiple pilot witnesses. I can not say I saw it happen at the
> approach end of 27, since I was
> having breakfast midfield along 36 when it happened, but word travels
> fast.
>
> By no means is this phenomena exclusive to Europas as you imply. I
> guarantee you that a quick scan
> of the NTSB database will reveal dozens of C140/150/152 accidents of
> identical origin. If Europas were
> the only a/c to drop a wing in a cross controlled stall, why then does
> every text on flying devote
> considerable space to this scenario?
>
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