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Old 7th April 2010 | 17:03
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rusty sparrow
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I 've done scores of intentional spins in gliders so am happy with them. But I was surprised how quickly the C150 flicked over into a spin - we were at 4000 over the sea at the time and when it ran out of flying speed, the upper wing lost life and dropped us into a spin. Others who know more about aerobatics than me can comment more.
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Spinning is no longer in the syllabus - it was when I converted my licence to a UK one. But the method of getting into a spin then was the unreal one of stalling and then kicking in rudder. Then you expect to spin.

But flicking into a spin out of a turn is a powerful lesson.
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