Originally Posted by
usedtofly
Right, first up, hard hat on!
I think that there are a few too many 'look at me' hero's on here. It does not matter a jot how well an aeroplane spins after 3 or 4 turns, recovery is still possible with enough height.
Personally, I thought everybody was quite sensible.
It is VITAL to be on intimate terms with recognising the incipient stage and being able to prevent a spin from developing.
Strikes me that there's no harm in seeing the spin also.
Spin with height......you live!.........................Spin on base turn.......you die!
Reasonable working rule, I'll grant you (ditto climbout after a go-around, which is an equal killer).
It is as simple as that.
I agree that at some stage in their training some students may wish to 'have a look' at spinning, but I can not agree that knowing how to recover from a fully developed spin is of any use at all (at least not in a fairly modern benign trainer type of a/c).
But it does give an understanding of what you're dealing with - the incipient stage being nonetheless more important as you say.
You have to be doing something really foolish to get a modern a/c to spin these days, and if that means you spin at low level then knowing how to recover from a fully developed spin will not save you. If you do something stupid at high level and enter a full spin then close the throttle and let go of the controls!
No, centralise them.
You do not have to break a leg to know that it WILL hurt. It is the same for spinning, you do not HAVE to do it to know that it can kill you.
No, but it does no harm to know what it looks like.
My advice to the original poster would be not to worry too much about learning how to spin and recover, but focus on learning how to recognise the signs that lead up to a stall/spin and how to recover confidently and safely.
Fly safe
Yes, I agree - but I still see no good argument against an interested student experiencing a few spins.
G