SIV and side collapse
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Bruce Goldsmith’s Icaristics: Pulling collapses

9 June, 2017

SIV and side collapse

“Be aware, pulling a small amount of brake can actually make things worse, removing any reflex in the profile and making the wing shoot more.”

Bruce Goldsmith fine tunes the fickle art of pulling a collapse. Now, when’s that SIV course?

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