Originally Posted by
Thud105
"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."
If true, I sincerely hope this instructor NEVER flew again, let alone instructed.
I'm afraid I had the greatest respect for that particular instructor.
So did any other pilot in the club.
He was no cowboy, and taught me and many others very well.
He spun the thing as the quickest way to lose height without over speeding, go around not an option. The Tornadoes were on a collision course and hadn't seen us.
Please don't jump to conclusions. It certainly was not done for fun!!
The actual manoeuvre amounted to an upside down nose down rapid loss of 200ft followed by recovery. As we got to about 45deg he handed it back.
It was a K13 glider.
Whether you wish to call it a true spin I really couldn't say, it happened too quickly.
It certainly rotated around its long axis with the nose down. Call it what you like, but bull dust it certainly wasn't.