Originally Posted by
rauxaman
There is a lot of spinning instruction with gliders including experience of a spin and recovery at circuit height (700ft) on downwind leg
R
Here in the states us regular mortals are supposed to do acro at 1500 AGL and higher. I prefer much higher. On my private pilot glider checkride, the examiner asked me to do a spin entry, we were about 1600 AGL. So, I started doing clearing turns, and just before doing the deed, he says "IFMU, what is the minimum height we can do this?" to which I replied 1500 feet. He asks "So you think you can complete this before we bust through 1500 feet?" The lesson there was not so much about spinning, but about not letting authority talk you into doing something stupid.
Spin on the downwind leg, recover at 700'? That's nuts!
-- IFMU
PS I did spins as part of my private pilot in power and never regretted it! The old PA12 spun nicely.