I take your point WWW. I have to admit to my ignorance about the certification of more than 3 turns before I spoke to my CFI. The reason we'd had the conversation was that I was keeping it for longer to show how on certain types the characteristics of the spin do change. I was (gently!) advised that this was a bad idea, especially if I wanted to live to see 24, his words not mine.
As to signing PPL's out in more exotic types, luckily I don't have to worry about that at the moment. To be honest, I wouldn't trust most to get out of a spin in a 152 let alone something (relatively) nastier.
This brings back the old argument tho'. If someone is incompetent enough to induce a spin accidentally at low level, do you think they would have the werewithall to get out of it safely?? (I'm not talking about aero's, just normal flying) I don't think so, unfortunately.
I hate funerals aswell, there's been too many of them this year already. R.I.P
[This message has been edited by Say again s l o w l y (edited 25 June 2001).]