Originally Posted by
djpil
Over the years I've had a number of spin instructors tell me about delayed recoveries in a Decathlon and I ask about their recovery technique - invariably I respond with "you were lucky that you didn't die" and refresh them on the correct recovery method amply described in the manuals.
I have always been curious about the Citabria and Decathlon POH's (at least the old ones I have). In the POH they state it should be placarded for the spin recovery technique and the placard technique is different in order from the emergency procedures section in the POH for spin recovery.
The placard has rudder application before neutralising elevator and the emergency section has elevator prior rudder.
I also would be curious to hear what technique was being used when the spin recovery was reported delayed in the Decathlon? MB?