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GreenDayPilot · April 30th, 2008, 18:24

I went up in a "Spirit" once while I was instructing in North Las Vegas.... one of the scariest experiences of my life!

It was a bit nerve-wrecking just cruising and doing basic maneuvers (btw, they're not required to have a stall warning indicator), but the real scare came on the final landing. Everything was going ok, until the we caught a bit of wind during the flare. Next thing I know the wing is way up in the air and it felt like our ground track was still over the runway, but the airplane was perpendicular to it... for a quick second I was just bracing myself for a crash. Scary S***!

April 30th, 2008, 18:24	#34
GreenDayPilot Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: SoCal Posts: 905	Re: Am I the only one... I went up in a "Spirit" once while I was instructing in North Las Vegas.... one of the scariest experiences of my life! It was a bit nerve-wrecking just cruising and doing basic maneuvers (btw, they're not required to have a stall warning indicator), but the real scare came on the final landing. Everything was going ok, until the we caught a bit of wind during the flare. Next thing I know the wing is way up in the air and it felt like our ground track was still over the runway, but the airplane was perpendicular to it... for a quick second I was just bracing myself for a crash. Scary S***! __________________ "Love, Fly, Live, and Die"