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Old 1st Dec 2015, 13:32
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Agree with TangoAphad but try at 4500ft with an instructor in the 152.
1500 rpm 30 of flap and just try and fly level with the speed bleeding back slowly. She will suddenly drop the right wing and start to roll into a spin.

My instructor did this to me without telling me what would happen or what to do. This was the classic base leg to finals turn spin, I lost 1500ft so would have died if at 500ft, next try only lost 300ft.

Taught me a good lesson add 5mph in turns in circuit and keep an eye on air speed and react fast to any stall warner bleat by lowering the nose, not to much, add power.

The 150/2 is not the pussycat that people would have you believe in this configuration. If you want to do a little bit of areos then the cessna 150 Aerobat is a good starter machine can go to 40 of flap but don't side slip at this setting and better for training than 152 or pa28 as climbs better, so not so much time wasted getting to a safe level.
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