Video - Spin testing in the Panthera

[HPNAviator]

Interesting and impressive video of the Pipistrel Panthera in a ten turn spin with four people on board. I think the comment at the end may be a jibe at Cirrus.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9e31q09 ... 46&list=WL

[carym]

Thanks for the link. It is simply amazing!

[Don]

Nice. Does anyone know of a similar video with a DA40? If so, do you have a link?

[LTek1]

DA40 spin testing - not as sexy, and not with a crew of passengers.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GQXLUaA3yo4

[Gnomad]

DA40 spin testing - not as sexy, and not with a crew of passengers.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GQXLUaA3yo4

Not as sexy??? Did you watch the RTB maneuver at the end? Now that was cool!

[LTek1]

Oh, I just meant the video editing.

I do wish we were spin certified. I miss doing those in the '20 I trained in.

[Antoine]

Hats off to Pipistrel. Now somebody explain to me why our DA40 needs this ridiculously oversize tail ?

[Chris B]

Hats off to Pipistrel. Now somebody explain to me why our DA40 needs this ridiculously oversize tail ?

Hi Antoine -

I suspect that the large tail is a key reason for the DA40's stellar stall/spin record.

Did you notice how easy it was to get the Panthera *into* the spin (vs. the DA40 kicking-and-screaming in the NG spin videos)? The quick spin recovery - and moderate rotation speed even after 10 turns - of the Panthera is quite impressive, but useless on base-to-final, which AFAIK is where most spin fatalities occur.

Chris

[Jean]

Oh, I just meant the video editing.

I do wish we were spin certified. I miss doing those in the '20 I trained in.

Diamond used a very sophisticated "Gopro" to shoot this video: a DA42 MPP, I guess. Very impressive.

[Robin]

Hi Stephen

Thanks for the link...great video.

Did you notice that the PFD and MFD did not loose their inputs. I wonder whether you recover using the PFD if in a spin in IMC.

Safe flying

Robin