![]() The maximum angle of the SAT, where the profile of canopy is still unbroked is various from glider to glider. But be careful, do not pull a Coconut Spin unintentionally. As you add more brake, the leading edge will be steeper according to the horizon, and it decreases the speed of the rotation, the sink rate and the G-Force also. Once you’re in, you can adjust the steepness (the angle between the leading edge and the horizon) and the speed of the rotation by the right brake. You’ll see there’s almost silence in the SAT, you are turning slowly, unlike in Deep Spiral. Keep yourself in SAT position by your left hand, don’t let yourself slide down. Now the center of the rotation is changed, the right side of the wing will be higher and you’ll lean down to the left in your harness. After about 3/4-1 turn, as the leading edge starts to be facing the ground and the brake is getting heavier, pull the brake even further just a little bit faster (but still gradually!), around to your nipple (but of course it depends on the glider’s type and the brake setting). Start to pull down the brake gradually, just like as you lead in a Deep Spiral but dynamically. Probably you’ll be able to enter the SAT like this, but maybe you cannot turn it up very steep). Take one or two wraps on the right brake (If your brakelines are long, it’s more comfortable to take two, because then you don’t have to pull the brake so deep, however I advise to do the first attempts only with one wrap, because there’s less risk to pull an unintended Spin. If you want to do a SAT to the right, grab the left riser, push it out as much as you can, and shift all your weight to the right. The SAT is the basis of some other manoeuvres such as Asymmetric SAT, Tumbling and Rythmic SAT. The sinking rate is pretty low, somewhere between 2-6 m/s, depends on the glider and the execution of the manoeuvre. It means, the glider turns forward, (positive) while the pilot turns backward (negative). Actually it’s a kind of spiral, wherein the center of the rotation is between the glider and the pilot. ![]() ![]() The name comes from the name of his team, the Safety Acro Team. ![]() This manoeuvre was invented by Raul Rodriguez in 1999. ![]()
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