I did spinning in the right hand seat as part of FIR training in an aerobat. I think learning how to recover the wing dropped stall is enough up to that point. I say that because we we didn't have a spin approved aircraft in the fleet and if we did, perhaps I would have learnt it earlier.
I was pretty nervous going up after looking at youtube and reading about it. After the first demo, I started nailing them perfectly (re: power settings etc.) on the 3rd go because the information & sensation overload goes away. Everybody is different, one guy came back a little worse for wear but I absolutely loved it.
You must take each lesson as it comes and you'll find clean, power off stalls a non event (before first solo).
RGun is spot on- knowledge dispels fear.
Last edited by Dangnammit; 13th Mar 2011 at 23:31.