Hmm, so even if you tried you couldn't spin the plane from a climbing or descending turn? Theoretically, you have yaw, and uneven a of a between the 2 wings, which should result in a wing drop, possibly stall if the conditions are right. Then again, a c 172 should theoretically stall with full rudder and control column full back, but we've all had those days when we just can't get a good spin in that one direction!!!
damn self-recovering airplanes!!
CFI: I don't know about you, but during a stall is one of the times when I would strongly advice against letting go of the control column to scratch your nose, tune a radio, or shift your hand position on the yoke!! Just my opinion, but shouldn't the student be trained to keep their hand where it is, and simply learn to resist the gut reaction to roll level with aileron. Training them to move the hand to the center of the yoke seems like it's teaching the wrong reaction. Besides, in many stalls, the recovery happens so fast that lifting the low wing can be initiated within seconds, and I kind of like to have aileron control when my airspeed begins to pick up.
And just a quick question to anyone listening: ever experiment with using opposite aileron to lift the stalled wing? or opp. aileron in a fully developed spin??