AOPA Pilot Magazine - July 2022 - 100

RUDDER & WRENCH
NEVER AGAIN /
Geese on final
Getting caught in a gaggle
BY RODNEY WHIPPLE
ALL PILOTS HAVE heard of the dreaded stall/
spin on approach to land. Our instructors
have warned us of the dire consequences
of slow, uncoordinated turns when turning
on to final approach. The result is
usually a unrecoverable, fatal crash as the
aircraft is too low for stall or spin recovery
and it dives rapidly to the ground. I
experienced such an event and survived.
I was flying a Thatcher CX-4 homebuilt
aircraft. The Thatcher is a low-wing,
single-seat aircraft. It has pushrod-actuated
ailerons and is light on the controls.
It is a delight to fly and has no unsafe
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characteristics. It is easy to keep the ball
centered on all maneuvers.
The stall characteristics are very forgiving.
If one just releases back-pressure
on the stick, the aircraft quickly recovers
from a stall and begins flying. As the aircraft
stalls at 45 mph, I normally fly my
final approaches at 60 mph.
The landing gear used was produced
for another homebuilt and as such is
slightly too short, preventing a full-stall
landing. This, combined with no flaps
and a streamlined aircraft, makes for an
airplane that, for any excess of speed, likes
to float, so good airspeed control is important
on approach to landing.
January 18, 2022, started out as a perfectly
normal day. For mid-January, the
weather was nice with clear skies and
cool temperatures. After takeoff, I found a
power line below and began flying S turns
above it for practice. Then, I climbed and
did stalls, followed by some lazy eights
and a touch-and-go landing at another
airport. Flying over a friend's house, I
waggled my wings before leaving. It was
a perfect day for flying and I was enjoying
every minute of it.
JAN FIENDT

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