Most DANGEROUS turn in gliding...

The last turn into final is one of the most critical turn in gliding and in general aviation, potentially ending in a stall or spin close to the ground with no height for a sucessful recovery.

In this video you learn about the graveyard turn or over-ruddered turn (skid) a maneuver responsible for many fatal accidents (approx. 80%) but often underrepresented in gliding training.

But these stalls don't happen only just before landing. It is quite probably that during thermaling a stall and spin might occur quite quickly.

Witness in this cockpitview how a glider stalls in a turn and how it can be recovered with a standard emergency procedure.

Welcome on board and enjoy!

If you like to go deeper into the physics of the graveyard-turn check out these links:
   • Deadly Turn - Base Leg to Final Approach  
   • Avoid the 'graveyard turn'—a safer wa...  
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   • SSF 8 - Stall/Spin Base to Final  
   • SSF 11 - Low Altitude Thermal Stall/Spin  

Please note:
I am a learning glider pilot, sharing with you my experiences and the magic of soaring, including my mistakes and goodtakes, aiming to make this sport better and safer together. Please do no try this at home!

Flight: https://www.weglide.org/flight/423000
Date: 24.6.2024
Airfield: DASSU Unterwössen @deutschealpensegelflugschu7668
Pilot: Christoph Wieland Blaas
Glider: LS4
Music: Brussels Tape - Keep (artlist.io)

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