AFNOR test 7: Exit from "B" stalls (slow release)

Objectives

Verification of the possibility of perform a emergency descent using the "B" technique, if it's foreseen on the wing Owner's Manual, and verifying the wing pitch stability.

Procedures

If there are accessories, they mus be set in Vmin position. The pilot pull the "B" risers until reaching the "B" stall, then release it slowly. If the wing remains in parachutal stall, the pilot applies the wing Owner's Manual instructions.

Required results

Standard

Forward surge less than 450, tuck accepted if it does not cause a route change and if it reinflate spontaneously.

Performance

Forward surge less than 900, return to normal flight during the 4 sec. following the pilot intervention.

Competition

Test not imposed.

Twin

Test not imposed.

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