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Hey everyone, Jason Schappert here
MzeroA.com alongside our director of maintenance, Russell Loving,
Russ is going to be my student today, we're going to show spatial disorientation, recovery from an unusual attitude
is what we're after, there's two ways instructors do it, and I'm going to show you
both ways, and why I favor one over the other. Russ if want to get those Foggles
on I'll fly the airplane for a second here. "Your flight controls," "I have the flight controls," "You got the flight controls,"
Alright all looking good, let you get adjusted.
for a second here, everything good? Yup "I got the flight controls," "Alright you have the flight controls,"
I got the flight controls. Alright, great, so this is how I do it first, now I always
situate, and Russ you're just flying the airplane along here, just hold this heading here, that's fine
altitude's great 130, 3,500 feet everything looks great here. Alright,
how I typically work with students here on this is
I want you to induce
yourself into spatial disorientation, because that's how it's really going to happen, the second method we
do where instructors kind of just fly the airplane around, and then say recover, well that's a little different.
What I like to do is this. So, Russ I want you to close
your eyes and put your chin to your chest, but continue to fly the airplane.
And just keep flying the airplane, I'll be your eyes outside, we've already done clearing turns. Everything's all good,
don't you worry about it, eyes closed, chin to your chest.
Russ, i want you to give me what you think is just a standard rate turn to the left,
please, just a standard rate turn, good thing you know your left from right,
we're off to a good start so far, nice standard rate turn.
to the left, okay Russ, give me what you think is a standard rate climbing
right turn, alright.
Everything's looking good, again, this is why I do it this way, because you would be flying
the airplane, you would be putting yourself in this situation. You guys are all watching this, going I told him
to do a climbing right turn, and you're all looking and laughing right now as to where we're going.
Russ, is probably laughing right now, too, because he has no idea where we are going.
So, as we continue this, Russ, why don't you give me a descending left turn?
Russ, go ahead and recover.
We're nose down, power comes back, power comes back and we,
smoothly bring that on up.
Nice work here, a little different, huh, Russ?
Yes, I thought we were actually in a cliimb. I was well aware,
that's what you thought, go ahead and give it power Russ, on this recovery.
Nice work here, Alright.
Now, we're going to do it a different way here, this is how it's typically done. Where,
the instructor induces the spatial disorientation, so Russ,
if I could have the flight controls for a second, please. Alright you have the flight controls. I have the flight controls.
You've got the flight controls. Alrighty, let's see, so Russ, you're just going to
it's like monkey see monkey do, you're just going to do what I say here.
Ready? So, just let me double check the area, since we've spun around here a little bit.
So Russ, still eye closed, chin to your chest.
We're just flying around here straight and level. Russ,
when I say go, I want you to put your left ear to
your left shoulder. Alright. Ready, go.
And you see now I'm inducing Russ, and you see what I'm doing with
the inner ear. You see why I'm having Russ move his head around here, instructors like this
because instructors like whipping the airplane around and messing with their student's heads.
Instructors are strange people some times, right?
Anyways, why this is all happening, allowing some of that fluid to stabilize
in Russ's inner ear, as we come around. Russ, when I say go,
I want you to go ahead and take your right ear to your right shoulder.
Ready, Go. Wheeeew!
Ever been upside down Russ, before? No, wow. You just did it real quick, there,
alright and we're coming around here,
that will mess with your head a little bit, huh, Russ? Yes it will. Alright Russ, when I say
Go, I want you to very carefully put the back of your head
to the back of the seat. Ready, Go.
And Russ, your airplane.
Recover. Huh, whew! There you go.
There you go, good job. How'd that feel?
That was, for a second, I thought I was tumbling, that is crazy!
That is the purpose of it. Two different ways to practice spatial
disorientation. Doesn't matter which you use,
both as you saw were quite effective. But i encourage to use both
what's going to happen in the real world? You're going to fly yourself into that spatial
disorientation, so that's what I want really think about. So, listen, can't
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