Comments on: Recovering from Spins http://www.m0a.com/spin-recovery/ Because A Good Pilot Is Always Learning Thu, 09 Feb 2012 04:55:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Julien http://www.m0a.com/spin-recovery/comment-page-1/#comment-2759 Julien Mon, 18 Jan 2010 02:50:46 +0000 http://www.m0a.com/?p=1758#comment-2759 Great post, thanks! Aren't training aircraft required to recover from a spin by design if the pilot lets go of the controls? Or is it just one of those aviation myths? Great post, thanks! Aren’t training aircraft required to recover from a spin by design if the pilot lets go of the controls? Or is it just one of those aviation myths?

]]> By: Julien http://www.m0a.com/spin-recovery/comment-page-1/#comment-3834 Julien Mon, 18 Jan 2010 02:50:00 +0000 http://www.m0a.com/?p=1758#comment-3834 Great post, thanks! Aren't training aircraft required to recover from a spin by design if the pilot lets go of the controls? Or is it just one of those aviation myths? Great post, thanks! Aren’t training aircraft required to recover from a spin by design if the pilot lets go of the controls? Or is it just one of those aviation myths?

]]> By: Steve http://www.m0a.com/spin-recovery/comment-page-1/#comment-2752 Steve Fri, 15 Jan 2010 14:28:21 +0000 http://www.m0a.com/?p=1758#comment-2752 I also completely agree with this. As a student, we were required to do spins prior to first solo. I spent two lessons on them in the Champ, the first time my CFI demonstrated them and the next lesson I made a couple recoveries after he demo'ed them again. Later on, in the 150, another CFI had me demo them during my mock checkride as well. And since I received my PPL, I've gone out with my CFI to do some spins in the Cub - they're fun! :) In all seriousness, I think it's a valuable thing every student should practice. At least one time while practicing power-on stalls solo in the 150 I managed a violent break to the left and immediately reacted... power off, opposite rudder. No doubt in my mind that the spin training helped. Until you've been staring at sky and then, in an instant, the ground is rapidly spinning below you - reading about spins in a book just doesn't do them justice. Remember... PARE! I also completely agree with this. As a student, we were required to do spins prior to first solo. I spent two lessons on them in the Champ, the first time my CFI demonstrated them and the next lesson I made a couple recoveries after he demo’ed them again. Later on, in the 150, another CFI had me demo them during my mock checkride as well. And since I received my PPL, I’ve gone out with my CFI to do some spins in the Cub – they’re fun! :)

In all seriousness, I think it’s a valuable thing every student should practice. At least one time while practicing power-on stalls solo in the 150 I managed a violent break to the left and immediately reacted… power off, opposite rudder. No doubt in my mind that the spin training helped. Until you’ve been staring at sky and then, in an instant, the ground is rapidly spinning below you – reading about spins in a book just doesn’t do them justice. Remember… PARE!

]]> By: Steve http://www.m0a.com/spin-recovery/comment-page-1/#comment-3833 Steve Fri, 15 Jan 2010 14:28:00 +0000 http://www.m0a.com/?p=1758#comment-3833 I also completely agree with this. As a student, we were required to do spins prior to first solo. I spent two lessons on them in the Champ, the first time my CFI demonstrated them and the next lesson I made a couple recoveries after he demo'ed them again. Later on, in the 150, another CFI had me demo them during my mock checkride as well. And since I received my PPL, I've gone out with my CFI to do some spins in the Cub - they're fun! :) In all seriousness, I think it's a valuable thing every student should practice. At least one time while practicing power-on stalls solo in the 150 I managed a violent break to the left and immediately reacted... power off, opposite rudder. No doubt in my mind that the spin training helped. Until you've been staring at sky and then, in an instant, the ground is rapidly spinning below you - reading about spins in a book just doesn't do them justice. Remember... PARE! I also completely agree with this. As a student, we were required to do spins prior to first solo. I spent two lessons on them in the Champ, the first time my CFI demonstrated them and the next lesson I made a couple recoveries after he demo’ed them again. Later on, in the 150, another CFI had me demo them during my mock checkride as well. And since I received my PPL, I’ve gone out with my CFI to do some spins in the Cub – they’re fun! :)

In all seriousness, I think it’s a valuable thing every student should practice. At least one time while practicing power-on stalls solo in the 150 I managed a violent break to the left and immediately reacted… power off, opposite rudder. No doubt in my mind that the spin training helped. Until you’ve been staring at sky and then, in an instant, the ground is rapidly spinning below you – reading about spins in a book just doesn’t do them justice. Remember… PARE!

]]> By: Mark http://www.m0a.com/spin-recovery/comment-page-1/#comment-2751 Mark Fri, 15 Jan 2010 12:23:16 +0000 http://www.m0a.com/?p=1758#comment-2751 Hmm.. Totally agree with the sentiment. However that's not a complete spin recovery - stick forward to break the stall tends to help too! Hmm.. Totally agree with the sentiment. However that’s not a complete spin recovery – stick forward to break the stall tends to help too!

]]> By: Mark http://www.m0a.com/spin-recovery/comment-page-1/#comment-3832 Mark Fri, 15 Jan 2010 12:23:00 +0000 http://www.m0a.com/?p=1758#comment-3832 Hmm.. Totally agree with the sentiment. However that's not a complete spin recovery - stick forward to break the stall tends to help too! Hmm.. Totally agree with the sentiment. However that’s not a complete spin recovery – stick forward to break the stall tends to help too!

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