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 VNE.
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.
Just a quick one this time... Unal and I flew the ground briefing from yesterday - spins and stalls. We did three spins, then a couple power-on stalls. They are so cool, but not quite as cool as in a glider. The G forces during recovery are still rather strong, though.
I asked Unal to take a quick picture of me in the cockpit after we landed:
This flight is taught since the flight characteristics I learn in it are the symptoms of dangerous things such as stalls and spins.
Slow flight is, for the Cessna 150, the airspeed range between flight for endurance speed and the stall speed, and is the entry to a stalled condition.
