REFLECTOR:accidents/incidents

[Jim Sower]

I'll check those sources.  Nobody's arguing that deep stall isn't a serious threat at
aft CG.  This is the first I've heard of it being a problem at mid- to forward-CG.
I'll check your references ... Jim S.

Pat Shea wrote:

> Jim,
>
> Your post concerns me even more than Scott's!
>  See Velocity Views volume 7 Safety Corner by Duane on
> deep stall avoidance and recovery; see more of the
> same in volume 8 Safety Corner under "Deep Stall";
> also see volume 12 Safety Corner under "Aerobatic
> Warning."
>  Pls note that 1) it is possible to stall the the main
> wing by flying outside of the normal flight envelope
> (i.e. aerobatics), and 2) this can lead to a deep
> stall - from which you might be able to recover - but
> it probably WON'T "go right on through flat and deep
> stalled on its way to straight down."
>  Glad to hear this was a non-event for you and your
> buddies in other canards, but it doesn't seem
> reasonable to imply the same will be true for the
> Velocity given the factory's testing and warnings to
> the contrary.
>  Anyway, my main point was how the main wing can be
> stalled - not to open the deep stall recovery can.
>
> Pat
>
> --- Jim Sower <canarder@frontiernet.net> wrote:
> > Now here I had always thought that if your CG was
> > within limits and you did that, the
> > plane would go right on through flat and deep
> > stalled on its way to straight down.
> > I'm pretty sure I've done that in my EZ with no ill
> > effects.  I'm pretty sure about
> > half the canard community has too.
> > I think if that were true there'd be dead canards
> > splattered all over the country ...
> > Jim S.