Rapid Exit

We initiate a rotation by gradually applying inside brake as described in Rotations

Your instructor will tell you when to exit, during your first attempts, you’ll hear over the radio - Exit, Exit, Exit. When you hear this, all you need to do is to release the inside brake straight away all the way up.

The Exit Brake is the opposite brake to the one you used to start the rotation. Turning right, your Exit Brake is left. You apply it about a split second after you release the inside brake, and it is the only thing that separates a rapid exit from a natural one. In a natural exit you release the inside brake and the wing comes out of the rotation on its own. In a rapid exit you release, add the outside brake, and the exit starts there.

The Exit Brake initiates the exit. Applied lightly, the rotation slows down and comes out over the next part of the turn. Applied hard, the rotation stops almost immediately. Applied perfectly, it can take you out in one go, and you will still have some roll to compensate. The compensation is never optional.

The Exit Brake and the compensation brake are different hands at different moments. The Exit Brake is the outside brake, straight after the release of inside brake, to initiate the exit. The compensation brake is the inside brake, the same one you started the turn with, applied later, once the lower wingtip starts to climb back up. Exit brake first. Compensation after.

Your Exit Brake also sets your compensation. In a natural exit one thing decides when the roll arrives and how much authority the compensation needs, and that is the energy you put in during initiation. In a rapid exit there are two. The initiation energy, and the Exit Brake on top of it. The stronger the Exit Brake, the sooner the roll comes back and the more dynamic the compensation has to be. The smoother and lighter the Exit Brake, the later it comes and the gentler the compensation. How you exit decides how you compensate.

To compensate for the roll you have to apply the same brake that you used to initiate the turn. You are looking to identify the lower wingtip, once that lower wingtip starts to climb back up is when you start to apply the compensation brake.

Once the wing is straight above you - let it fly, hands up - all the way up.

During the pitch-back, you should be looking at your wing’s trailing edge, making sure it is clean without any brake input. Hands up - All the way.

We are looking to stop the dive forward as late as possible. During your first Natural Exits, there will be very little energy, sometimes there might be no Catch and Release needed. We still ask that you show as a quick catch and release to work on your situational awareness and timing.

This will become increasingly more important as we add more energy during the first stage of the rotations - Initiation.

Here’s some preview how it will sound for you. These videos have been filmed during our SIV’s the radio you hear is exactly what you will be hearing during your course. (except for the water as that is just background sound for the camera)