V-G Diagram Discussion with APS Training
Please review the video training sessions below for a detailed overview of the meaning of the V-G Diagram as it relates to upset recovery, stall/spin and unusual attitude training in any fixed wing aircraft.
Clarke “Otter” McNeace, VP – Flight Operations
Aerobatic, Upset Recovery & Spin Training Instructor
Director of Flight Training / Check Pilot
NAFI Master CFI-Aerobatic
United States’ First NAFI CFI-Aerobatic
Part 141 Assistant Chief Flight Instructor / Gold Seal Flight Instructor
CFI / MEI / AGI / CFII
FAASTeam Lead Representative
11,000+ Flight Hours
F/A-18 Hornet Instructor | Fighter Weapons Instructor
Airline Transport Pilot – 10 years | Airline Captain B-737
Tailwheel, Complex, Sailplane endorsements
B.S. Computer Science, University of Kansas
V-G Diagram: Video #1
V-G Diagram: Video #2
V-G Diagram: Video #3
V-G Diagram: Video #4
V-G Diagram: Video #5
First reaction: An excellent presentation on a much needed subject by a super qualified pilot.
I immediately forwarded it to mu grandson who is starting primary flt training at an AF base in OK, with the suggestion that he not only review it, but also digest it!
Good presentation….
If you are level on the x-axis and begin a roll and it goes bad ….dishes off toward the y-axis while descending rapidly …..and you pull to recovery while you are pulling..
Is the g meter correct at the point? I am thinking that the g is actually greater …?
Hi Paul – That is an astute observation. The g-meter is correct in relation to the aircraft, however, geometrically the curved fight path towards the ground in an inverted flight attitude increases by an additional radial G due to the gravity vector.