I'm keen to learn more about pecularities of the Bulldog spin from anyone who has first hand knowledge.
I've been teaching Aeros (in Bulldogs) at Old Sarum for several years. In that time the aircraft has never spun from manoeuvre (despite studes trying to perform various unnatural acts).
Deliberate competition style (1 or 1.5 turns)spinning has always been predictable with no oddities.
Teaching of deliberate academic spins or spins from deliberately botched manoeuvres has sometimes lead to brief excitement:
- Rudder reversed but stick held on back stop leads to agressive transition to high rotation in other direction (not surprising).
- Elevator relaxed during spin leads to high rotation and delayed recovery (also not surprising).
Has anyone seen anything else happen?
Although I haven't tried a deliberate inverted spin in the Bulldog I've been stalled inverted many times without any signs.