Whilst we're on the subject....
My so called instructor on an FI course asked me to show him a spin in a C152 right off the bat, meaning that neither one of us could be sure of the CG position, or the overall W&B situation. He had no idea of what I weigh (it's far more than I look) and he was not a small chap. In addition, we were to enter the spin from 2800' AGL. Now, is that not cutting our margins a little close?
If we were to fully recover by 2000 above GL, then allowing 800' for entry, spin, and recovery is not very much...is it?
...Fun as it may be, past experience has shown me that spinning is not something to muck about with unless extreme care is taken (obviously).
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