Pull What....with the greatest of respect - push not!
but from the range I have flown over 20,000 hours plus Ive never come across one where the elevator was not the first flying control to be moved for stall or spin recovery
(my bold)
If the power (which I agree is not a "flying control") has been reduced to a minimum, and one has ensured that no aileron is applied, I might agree with that statement. However, I think it is worth qualifying so that those with less experience than you have are not in any doubt about what constitutes "standard" spin recovery, and exactly why the actions called for should be accomplished in the
correct sequence, which is (for an erect spin):
a) reduce power
b) eliminate any aileron input
c) eliminate any FORWARD elevator**
d) apply full opposite rudder
e) apply continuous forward elevator until rotation stops
f) centralise rudder input
g) ease out of resultant dive with elevator
** not generally published in traditional training manuals because it is unlikely that forward elevator deflection will exist in the lead up to an inadvertent spin, but this is an ESSENTIAL recovery action for spins that have become gyroscopically "accelerated."
To clarify therefore, a FORWARD movement of the elevator is certainly NOT the first action to recover from a spin. In the case of an accelerated spin this is probably the WORST thing one could do, and for a number of reasons that I will be pleased to expand on to those who may have an interest.