New Flight Test To Keep Pilots Out Of A Spin

A December 2006 training flight above the Moscow region nearly ended in tragedy.

"The trainee made a mistake. That caused the plane to enter a very steep stall. The plane got into a spin, and started to dive. It was a very difficult situation, completely unexpected. But we managed to use our experience to recover the plane," says test pilot at the Gromov Flight Research Institute Vladimir V. Biryukov.