OK you lot, I'll ask you this..... .. .Apart from the ubiquitous C152, what other a/c is THE PREDOMINANT training aircraft utilised in Australia from initial training all the way untill just before those last few commercial navs?. .. .Next question....... .. .Is it certified for spinning OF ANY NATURE ?. .. .Therein might lay your answer, especially as they are cheap (relatively speaking) to purchase/run/repair etc. Before biting my head off, consider what type/s of aircaft YOU would put online if you were to set-up a training organisation yourself.. .. .Like everything, it all comes down to money.. .. .I agree wholeheartedly that the need for spin training/recovery should be a mandatory part of one's training. I had to leave the flying school that I had trained at to recieve this sort of training (in fact ole Jim tired of my spinning before I did, G'day Jim, Craig - and team <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="biggrin.gif" /> ), and might I add, I had a ball during the process.. .. .Regards,. .4/J