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Old 19th Apr 2006, 13:42
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wombat13
 
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Originally Posted by IO540
In normal GA operations, the only place one should ever spin UNintentionally is on a base to final turn, and then you are about 1000ft too low for a recovery, so you will die anyway.
This is close to all that needs to be said on spinning. All that I would add is that you are not in the mindset for spinning when it happens, thus you are not in the mindset of recovery. Second, you will almost certainly have flap deployed and exceeding vne, never mind vfe, is a real (read distinct) possibility at the back end of the recovery.

So even if you pull a rabbit out of the hat and recover when spinning on turning final, you will rip a flap off.

Good luck with the post spin recovery recovery - if you get my meaning.

The Wombat

PS - I am proud to admit my spinning session in a Grob 115 scared the sh1t out of me and made me sick.
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