Originally Posted by
FormationFlyer
However to suggest that pilots/students reading this forum might be gullible enough to go and spin an aircraft on the basis of a forum posting is quite ridiculous. If you do know anyone like this please stop them getting into ANY aeroplane - I for one dont ever want to meet this sort of person in the air - In all my years as an instructor I have yet to meet any pilot nor taught any students I would say are possibly this stupid. I think aviation training has a nice habit of keeping such people away from aircraft.
Angels is quite correct and the above quoted comments shows amazing naivety, '
Aviation training keeps stupid people away from aircraft', thats got to be the funniest thing I have ever heard, are you sure your not a headline writer for The Sun?
Professional instructors should be just that, professional and that means making clear unambiguous statements and setting an example for the many low hour inexperienced PPLs that will read these posts.
I have seen too many incidents were cavalier remarks by instructors have influenced low hour pilots. Encouragement to fly in poor weather, flying into short strips, crossing controlled airspace spring to mind.
I remember an over confident tug pilot at Shobdon demonstrating to 3 other pax in a PA28-180 how he could spin it(he had been told that the PA28 was docile in a spin by an instructor.) after loosing around 3000 feet trying to pull out the instructor sitting in the back leant forward to try and rescue the situation with the throttle. They reckon his weight shift saved the day. But they were now around 300ft agl and the tug pilot pulled so hard to avoid hitting the ground both wings needed replacing afterwards They all end up in Leominster magistrates court and the aircraft is still flying today, G-AWXS.
Sadly aviation training dosnt keep stupid instructors away from flying!