spinning gliders on downwind leg
rauxaman
Re 'gliders including experience of a spin and recovery at circuit height (700ft) on downwind leg'
I've had that in a gliding check flight in the last ten years or so - I had no problem recovering from it but it struck me that the examiner was a fool to do this with such a limited margin for error. People do sometimes freeze in spin recovery - seems a silly way to die.
Or are glider pilots specially talented and fearless?