I have spun them 2 turns - it's interesting - and you have to watch VNE on the recovery. Entry is interesting depending if it's off a turn (where it appears to enter almost 'over vertical') or not but really it's conventional in all respects - as is recovery.
The syllabus for cadets on Gliding proficiency (as it then was) only taught 'stall in a turn' (incipient stage) - and we actually had one spin in off a cable break - full blooded spin so quick the guys did not really have any idea what happened until they hit.............. both walked away from it though. A/C was Cat 5.
I've flown XA, XE, XN & WT series - can't really say any performed better or worse. The Cadet 3 was build like a brick outhouse, but the Cadet 1 was like an eggbox the ply was so thin I thought...................
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