Botched hammerhead recovery techniques in a Pitts S-2B: one transition to an upright flat spin during the pivot; another transition to an inverted accelerated spin.
Thanks for posting! I did option 2 ( unintentional inverted flat spin) while trying to teach MYSELF acro in my newly acquired Pitts S1C. I applied the emergency spin recovery technique discussed here and recovered just fine...THEN sought out proper DUAL instruction. Get the proper emergency spin DUAL instruction first!!!!
@@aaronredbaron Not true. The Pitts is an amazing airplane to spin. Easy to get in and out of a spin since you have so much control authority. The only danger is low altitude.
Three cameras were mounted to a specially-built mount attached to the canopy frame tubing to record simultaneously, but we only used two of the camera views here (left wing and aft POVs). Left wing camera was a Contour HD1080p (self contained); aft view camera was a wide angle lens (not sure of the make) connected to a Hoyt video recorder, which was also wired up to record voice. Hope that helps.
Watch the video, scenario #1. Ultimately it doesn't matter what type of spin it is, spin recovery procedure remains the same. That's not to say, however, that all spins are recoverable.
@@alurpal888 my comment was 12 years ago. I think I was replying to someone else's comment. With sufficient altitude, proper weight and balance, and appropriate recovery inputs (i.e., PARE or Beggs), I don't believe the Pitts has an unrecoverable spin mode. Since most other airplanes aren't like the Pitts, it's prudent to assume they harbor unrecoverable spin modes despite altitude and proper spin recovery inputs. This is especially true in airplanes prohibited from intentional spins.
So an inverted as opposed to a flat spin recovery is like a downward side slip? Then chop the power let go of the stick then full opposite rudder or is the BEGGS thing the way to GET INTO an inverted spin?
Beggs is a recovery method useful in certain high performance aerobatic aircraft (Pitts, Christen Eagle, Extra 300). It is not, however, universally applicable. For example, Beggs will not work in a Decathlon during an inverted spin. As for inverted, upright, flat, steep, or whatever other adjectives one uses to describe the exact spin, there is no difference in its treatment from a recovery standpoint: the power must come off, the ailerons must go neutral, the rudder must be applied fully opposite and held, and the elevator must go "toward neutral" -- forward from an upright spin; aft from an inverted spin. In those few aircraft types where Beggs is always effective, the pilot manipulates power and rudder; the airplane and aerodynamics take care of aileron and elevator positioning. In the more common case where Beggs is not viable, then the pilot must apply all of the recovery actions per NASA standard recovery recommendations. All spins, whether upright or inverted, are initiated the same way: yaw and stall. In the case of upright spins, "stall" is with the elevator aft; in the case of inverted spins, "stall" is with the elevator forward.
Thanks for posting! I did option 2 ( unintentional inverted flat spin) while trying to teach MYSELF acro in my newly acquired Pitts S1C. I applied the emergency spin recovery technique discussed here and recovered just fine...THEN sought out proper DUAL instruction.
Get the proper emergency spin DUAL instruction first!!!!
Holy moly man, you are lucky to be alive! Many talented pilots have died not being able to recover from an inverted flat spin in a Pitts
@@aaronredbaron Not true. The Pitts is an amazing airplane to spin. Easy to get in and out of a spin since you have so much control authority. The only danger is low altitude.
Three cameras were mounted to a specially-built mount attached to the canopy frame tubing to record simultaneously, but we only used two of the camera views here (left wing and aft POVs). Left wing camera was a Contour HD1080p (self contained); aft view camera was a wide angle lens (not sure of the make) connected to a Hoyt video recorder, which was also wired up to record voice. Hope that helps.
Brilliant! Thanks for uploading!
Great Teaching, thank you! Would be nice to see more and higher resolution videos if possible.
Greetings from Germany
Watch the video, scenario #1. Ultimately it doesn't matter what type of spin it is, spin recovery procedure remains the same. That's not to say, however, that all spins are recoverable.
What is an example of an unrecoverable spin in a pitts? Are you talking about low altitude or actual physics of a specific spin?
@@alurpal888 my comment was 12 years ago. I think I was replying to someone else's comment. With sufficient altitude, proper weight and balance, and appropriate recovery inputs (i.e., PARE or Beggs), I don't believe the Pitts has an unrecoverable spin mode. Since most other airplanes aren't like the Pitts, it's prudent to assume they harbor unrecoverable spin modes despite altitude and proper spin recovery inputs. This is especially true in airplanes prohibited from intentional spins.
amazing video rich!
Chop the power let go of the stick and full opposite rudder of the spin and voila?
Only in certain high-performance aerobatic aircraft like the Pitts, Christen Eagle, Extra 300. The technique is known as the Beggs Method.
Rich, what is the BEGGS recovery?
1. Power - OFF; 2. Hands - OFF; Rudder - FULL OPPOSITE
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Thank you Rich
What camera and how is it mounted?
So an inverted as opposed to a flat spin recovery is like a downward side slip? Then chop the power let go of the stick then full opposite rudder or is the BEGGS thing the way to GET INTO an inverted spin?
Beggs is a recovery method useful in certain high performance aerobatic aircraft (Pitts, Christen Eagle, Extra 300). It is not, however, universally applicable. For example, Beggs will not work in a Decathlon during an inverted spin. As for inverted, upright, flat, steep, or whatever other adjectives one uses to describe the exact spin, there is no difference in its treatment from a recovery standpoint: the power must come off, the ailerons must go neutral, the rudder must be applied fully opposite and held, and the elevator must go "toward neutral" -- forward from an upright spin; aft from an inverted spin. In those few aircraft types where Beggs is always effective, the pilot manipulates power and rudder; the airplane and aerodynamics take care of aileron and elevator positioning. In the more common case where Beggs is not viable, then the pilot must apply all of the recovery actions per NASA standard recovery recommendations. All spins, whether upright or inverted, are initiated the same way: yaw and stall. In the case of upright spins, "stall" is with the elevator aft; in the case of inverted spins, "stall" is with the elevator forward.