Flat Spin Recovery

[andyandy]

Look at that G meter. The initial pitch up caused 5G instantly!
In a glider. Wow!

[ralfsingmann]

In my opinion it’s not a flat spin but a vertical down flick roll with a subsequent spin. The aircraft is a Swift, full aerobatic glider. 5 g is not an issue.

[michaelderflinger]

Even with half playback speed the spin entry looks violent.
I guess the flatspin intself feels like pretty smooth death trap.
Is there a limit how many turns you can do until it is no longer recoverable?

[illygah]

how....are your wings still attached?? Is this modern glider standards or is this like, an airframe that was optimized for high stress? I had a dream like this before and I'm pretty sure I died at the end.

[doktarskayakolbasa]

Amazing, what's the name of the plane?

[lowik]

Curious to what sequence of inputs you used to get into the flat spin and out again, including rudder. Seems unconventional to me.

[karhukivi]

Not a flat spin! A flat spin is horizontal with no airflow over the rudder so little hope of recovery. Thumbs down for a misleading title.

[aSolarEclipse]

How much altitude was lost from when the spin was initiated to recovery?

[Armafly]

It’s not a flat spin; in fact in a flat spin the aircraft nose isn’t vertical to the ground like in the video clip.

[erikisberg]

Did You use the air brakes to dissipate the energy of the flat spin quicker? I assume this was unintentional due to a over energetic flick... Weird sound when the flat spin slows down.

[sidb]

This is not a flat spin.. the nose is down..

[massimocicoria]

Tonneaux in discesa verticale, molto secco ben fatto, da parte di un pilota acrobatico di alianti, ben formato !
Saluti dall' italia

[yawis]

step 1: Throttle to 0.
step 2: Rudder against the spin direction
step 3: Nose down
step 4: Pray

[crazy]

That isn’t a flat spin… it’s a steep spin and you can’t recover from a flat spin unless you have immense engine power like a fighter jet…