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Old 02-10-2010 | 08:55 AM
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Default Spin exit

In the constant pursuit of "trimming perfection" I'm now working on the exit of the three turn spin. In the past this has never been a real problem - most of my planes would exit with about 1/8 turn. However, both my Cutlass and my Compensator have rather erratic exits (it couldn't be the pilot...) Typically, the problem manifests itself as an extra 1/8 to 1/4 turn on the exit, so I have to lead the exit more than normal. What has me scratching my head is that my Kwik Fli III exits beautifully! On the Compensator I have tried more/less rudder throw, more/less elevator throw, and more/less aileron throw. I haven't hit a set of throws that yields consistent exits. This is very perplexing, because I've never encountered this with my Deceptions, Tipo, or Escape. I have tried moving the CG back a bit on the Compensator and that seemed to help, but that was on the last flight of the day, so I don't have enough flights to prove that that is the solution. As it is, the Compensator will sit on its tail when the fuel tank is empty and it flies the other maneuvers well, so I don't believe that it is nose heavy. So my questions to the collective group are 1) have you ever had this problem and, if so, 2) did you find a solution?

Jeff