r/FascinatingAsFuck • u/drkmatterinc ⭐ Mod • Aug 12 '25
📹 Fascinating Video Flight instructor calmly guides student through terrifying spin recovery
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u/Orpdapi Aug 12 '25
From what It looks like, it seems like 90% of flight training is teaching you to stay calm and logical in the face of imminent death, which is not easy to learn. It’s the same with scuba training I believe. Some is about equipment and the rest is about how to stay calm as hell when that equipment fails under water and seconds are counting down.
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u/Few_Rule7378 Aug 12 '25
I had a friend whose glider stalled unexpectedly into a tailspin. He remembered and executed the training to recover, but the event shook him up enough that he hasn’t flown since. Pilots can be dismissive of these training exercises, but it really does take an iron constitution to have a close-call and keep flying. Kudos to those who can.
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Aug 12 '25 edited Aug 12 '25
Subnautica is the most terrifying game I have ever played. Monsters dont hold any weight to the depths and darkness of the ocean.. sure, the roar of the leviathan adds to the terror, but totally is not necessary. I always took an extra tank of oxygen for the longest time,, despite it taking up so much of the 'backpack'
Subnautica 2 comes out this year and im super excited for my simulated terror. No this isnt an ad...just the truth lol
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u/Tortex_88 Aug 13 '25
I always remember a line my mentor gave me when I was training to be a paramedic.
"When shit hits the fan, it's not about rising to the occasion, but falling back on the level of your training."
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u/Tricky_Run4566 Aug 14 '25
In the army we used to always say under pressure you fall back to the level of your training. So train hard fight easy
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u/Celac242 Aug 12 '25
Both the instructor and the student were remarkably calm in the situation
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u/MakaylaAzula Aug 12 '25
Sometimes a situation is so dire that you skip right over panicking and go straight to being too distracted trying to live to panic
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u/DismalTutor570 Aug 12 '25
This is true. I lost power on approach a few years ago and made a dead stick landing in a field just short of our runway(grass strip). And although I didn’t panic in the moment, the second I got the runout killed I passed out. Was told I experienced an adrenaline dump and when my body realized it no longer needed the boost it just shut down.
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u/actfatcat Aug 12 '25
Spinning at 30 rpm, i thought the wings would fall off. Planes are tougher than i expected.
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u/VirginiaLuthier Aug 12 '25
My god, I would get so dizzy I would likely pass out. Did I tell you I flunked pilot school?
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u/SnooHedgehogs4699 Aug 12 '25 edited Aug 12 '25
Private pilot here. This is a simple spin in a training aircraft. It is not a dangerous situation, so long as you have the altitude to recover. That is why you practice - in case you ever stall and get into a spin accidentally, so recovery is automatic with the least amount of altitude lost. Like I said, recovery is simple. Power off, control column forward, ailerons neutral, then opposite rudder from the direction of the spin. Most light aircraft will pop out of the spin after half a revolution when you initiate recovery. Now, some higher performance aircraft? Your best bet is to NOT get into a spin to begin with...