Spinning.
Every few months here on Pprune Private Flying, this topic re-emerges.
My point of view.....
If you want to do it - go get good instruction. If you don't then restrict your flying to driving the aeroplane using the prescribed set of numbers that your instructor gave you for that machine.
Personally, I spin a lot and in the past 6 months have gotten over my own fear of single seat inverted multi-rotation spinning.
Aerbabe - my dear, great to hear that you want to start aerobatting!
However - spinning can seriously damage your health, PH (who competed in the world's advanced competion for RSA only a few months ago) killed himself last week after flattening an erect spin and not recovering before he hit the hard stuff. RIP friend.
If I am allowing the spin to develop (eg. to allow stability before I alter the characteristics with either aileron or power) I do it in the firmament. If it is a single rotation after a competion entry then I might start it at sub 2000' agl.
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Stik