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Old 23rd Feb 2017, 09:31
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Originally Posted by FullOppositeRudder
With my PPRuNe name, I hesitate to enter this discussion, however here is the extract from the Gliding Federation of Australia Instructor's Handbook:

I've never spun a powered aircraft, but I know that this works for every glider I've sat in where I've had to try it out .....

Respectfully submitted,

FOR
Yep, but that is for a full spin, and it will work with nearly all powered aircraft.
What the discussion is about is more just a dropped wing at the stall, which is best recovered by forward stick first.
Putting in full rudder when NOT spinning is likely to cause one!
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