Originally Posted by
Pace
This is why I feel stalling, spinning, spiral dives should be packaged as one.
One can lead to the other and back again.
Absolutely.
One big difference between training and reality is knowing how the aircraft got into an unusual attitude in the first place. It's easy to recognise you're in a left hand spin if you just put airplane there, but in real life things might not be so obvious.
And since all but one of my close calls have happened whilst hand flying in cloud, IMO training when it's CAVOK isn't enough of a preparation.