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Old 3rd Aug 2014, 06:26
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mstram
 
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I'd have likely caught a gust and stalled and spun.
You might / probably would stall in that scenario, but "spun" ?

Pul..lease ..... the 172 is one of, if not THE hardest planes to spin

.. And conversely, the easiest to recover .. let go of the controls and it starts flying again.
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