Randy,
Some of your stall speeds sound a little high to
me, but, you don’t say at what weight you performed the stall. That is the
biggest factor affecting stall IAS. I am particularly concerned with your dirty
power off stall speed. All of the 320/360’s that I’ve stalled have the P.O.
dirty stall happen at 60 knots IAS +4 /-1. Mine breaks right at 59 KIAS at 1,450
lbs (I only do stalls at fairly light weights).
FWIW, I find the stall characteristics of the
320/360 to be fairly normal. Likewise, recovery technique is conventional.
Rudder must be used aggressively to stop the nose from yawing. If conventional
technique is not applied correctly and with alacrity, rotation will quickly
develop and then your are in spin recovery
mode. I know of only one person who has spun a 360 and survived. This was a very
high time CFI/DPE/military/airline/high time Lancair guy. It took him 10,000 ft
to recover from a developed spin. The only way he got out was with full power.
The bottom line is: stall recovery is conventional and will work if applied
quickly and correctly. If stall recovery is late or incorrect...please, have a
LOT of altitude.
Bill Harrelson
N5ZQ 320 2,150 hrs
N6ZQ IV 400 hrs