Can I comment on a couple of points,
I have used the "high AoA" method of loosing height in a lot of different aircraft from the F-86 Sabre to the F-16 (fast jets dont much like side slip).
I have also used the "spin in method" in my old Super Cub, even I, with 50 + years and 23,500 hours still can end up looking for a big hole to get down. if I find a small hole I can put the cub in a gentle spin and down we go, just semi-recovering if things get too quick (don't tell the FAA).
I WOULD NOT SPIN IN CLOUD, STRICTLY VMC.
One more point, I was in the USAF for 30 years including a couple of scraps, and flight testing for the Feds for over 20 years, so I might just be one that does know a small bit.
I have come accross many like our friend Whatunion, being Irish and a big fella, my Mission Statement was "Please do not give me crap like this as a smack in the mouth may offend"
John Anderson.