A spiral dive is essentially a automatically tightening downward turn. The wings are still producing lift, but since the aircraft is banked at least 60 degrees, the lift serves only to tighten the turn. The G-forces increase rapidly, as does the airspeed, meaning that recovery must be completed by the time the airspeed reaches
Unal demonstrated the first one, going to the left (my side). I didn’t feel great afterwards, but knowing what to expect helped me when I had to do one.
The slips part of the lesson was short; in fact, the only slipping I did was on final. Learning slips in a glider helped me a lot, since I knew how the attitude the plane should be held in.
Unal wrote in my