AFNOR test 8: Exit from "B" stalls (quick release)

Objectives

Verification of the possibility of the wing to return to normal flight exiting from a "B" stall.

Procedures

If there are accessories, they must be set in Vmax position. The pilot pull the "B" risers until reaching the "B" stall, then release it quickly. 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

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

Twin

If the wing Owner's Manual does not specify the possibility of perform "B" stalls, it's not tested;

else the same as Performance.

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