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Old 27th Mar 2006, 19:34
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Wwyvern
 
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I trained on Tiger Moths (note - I didn't say I learned to fly on Tigers; I'm still learning after nearly 50 years). I note in my logbook that I did a solo spinning detail after 9hrs50mins dual and 8hrs50mins solo.

What sticks in my memory is that I was so "concentrated" on the spinning exercise that my first attempts at putting the aircraft into a spin came to naught because I forgot to lock the slats. Once this oversight was sorted, she spun like a dream.

All of our Tigers had slats, so I have no experience of flying without them.
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