Take it easy guys
Old Ace
requires the training for spins & stall recovery......because they are the jokers who statistically get into the jet upset conditions!
Situational awareness (which Old Ace lacks....look at his typo errors!) is the safety barrier to these non normal flight conditions.The Air China 747SP which went into a dive was caused by a failure of one of the engines & both pilots were engrossed with the malfunction rather than flying the a/c.Needless to say the recovery technique was a visual one!Same goes for the SQ's jet upset......self induced.
At the end of the day, all pilots are trained to recover from unusual attitudes as part of their training syllabus.The trick is not to get into one in the first place
A quote from a wise pilot "A superior pilot uses his superior knowledge to avoid using his superior skills!"
Old Ace.....take a rest, if not you might not make it to your retirement!
PILOST
[ 17 July 2001: Message edited by: PILOST ]