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FLYING TURBULENCE AND FLYING
INCIDENTS
Flying in turbulence should be avoided at all cost. Study the books
on aerology to learn to predict turbulent conditions (strong winds, tur-
bulence due to obstacles, wake turbulence, rotors, leeside thermals,
foehn effect, over developed clouds, etc...).
If however you do get caught in turbulence, there is only one thing
to do : reduce your speed (30 to 50% brakes). This way, incidence is
increased (less risk of the leading edge going into negative incidence)
; the pendular effect will be damped in the transition ; the wing, in the
case of a deflation, will reinflate immediately.
PARACHUTAL PHASE (DEEP STALL)
Even though it has never happened during the tests, should the pheno-
menon arise, to put the wing back into normal flight one should engage
a moderate turn and then control the surge which follows by applying
adequate braking.
If this phenomenon does occur it is a sign of ageing and requires a wing
inspection. In the case of a deep stall close to the ground, it is better to
land with the hands high than to try to get out of the deep stall.
CLOSURES
The reopening on this model is very generally spontaneous and imme-
diate. Even though the likelihood of this has not been shown during the
tests, it cannot be excluded that after a massive closure which causes
a turn, if nothing is done, it could degenerate into auto-rotation . To cor-
rect for this the pilot should transfer his weight to the inflated side and
brake on the outside of the turn. Once the rotation has been stopped,
if the wing has not already reopened, pull on both controls briefly and
simultaneously to open it, without slowing the wing excessively to avoid
a stall.
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