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Old 3rd Feb 2017, 20:01
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Crash one
 
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Originally Posted by maxred
Not wishing in any way to dampen a thoroughly entertaining read, but has anyone, witnessed, completed, heard of, a spin recovery, in the circuit, from 500'
I was once on final in a glider with an instructor, at 400 ft he said "I have!" And spun it losing 200 ft. "You have" he said as two Tornadoes roared overhead at 4/500 ft. I recovered it and landed, along with "what the f**k". So it is possible.
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