Originally Posted by
Dora-9
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I'm not sure if I quite agree with Roundsounds' assertion that a Chipmunk will recover from a spin by simply letting go of the controls - from the often mistaken for a spin spiral dive yes, from a fully developed spin, I think not.
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Sorry, poorly worded statement. I was trying to say the Chippy will happily continue to spin hands off all the way to the ground. However, it will always recover, but you must use the correct technique. The hands off, stomp on the nearest rudder pedal “party trick” method being taught by some experts might be ok in a Robin but it won’t work in a Chippy!