A fully developed spin is an aerobatic maneuver!!
Before anyone goes out and digs themselves an early grave, there's a few things to consider & question before you carry out spins of any sort.
- Regulation. Is it permitted or prohibited by your national aviation authority?
Are there any special rules that apply?
- Is your aircraft certified for spin training? Intentionally spinning a non-certified aircraft is outright dangerous. You nor the plane will be covered by insurance when you do so thus making your flight illegal.
- Owner's permission. It's important to remember that your flying an aircraft owned by someone other than yourself. You therefor play by their rules. If they don't permit spin training in their training aircraft, doing so gives them the grounds to kick you off the course.
In the UK, spinning was dropped as a PPL syllabus requirement back in the 90s as an unfortunate number of students (and instructors) were killing themselves in the process.
Spin avoidance is now where the emphasis is placed and it forms part of the current JAA-PPL syllabus. Rather than learning to recover from a fully developed spin, you are taught to recognize the early onset of a spin and recover before it even develops. You should never need to demonstrate how to carry out a developed spin or a stall for your instructor as it does you no favours.
What you should be demonstrating is how you recover from the earliest sign of an approaching stall or spin both of which should be induced by your instructor - not yourself!
Some flight schools still value spin & upset training and include it as part of their courses which takes place in addition to meeting the minimum licecence requirements. This is usually carried out in an aerobatic aircraft with a flight instructor who's got an aerobatic endorsement.
Remember: Stalls & Spins are aerobatic maneuvers - HASELL checks!!