Aerobatic Flyer
Height loss during recovery from a fully developed multi-turn spin is very much greater than height loss if recovery action is taken as soon as the spin is identified.
Agreed.
spun height loss from a 1 turn spin is almost always measurable in hundreds of feet.
Seems reasonable.
What I was trying to explain was one of the reasons why spinning isn't on the syllabus.
When you look at the POH of the 'dog (and I expect that similar a/c have similar numbers), the manufacturers say plan on a minimum of 1350ft for a single turn, then I suppose that one can see the train of thought that a stall/spin in the circuit will probably be lethal to a student or average PPL.
The numbers in the POH are probably very conservative for an experienced aero pilot, but they are in b&w and form part of the a/c C of A, so there you go.
The CAA seem to take the view that avoidance is the way to go and deal only with the incipient spin in the syllabus.
However, it would seem that the majority of the posters on this thread take a quite different view.
I think I would stand by the probity of my original posting, but on reflection would word it to indicate that the orders of magnitude for recovery for a glider and SEP are significantly different.
Hoe you enjoyed the wine
