G.R. Patterson III wrote:

I would think it's pretty much a legal issue.


I don't think so. Two CFIs were killed near Solberg a few years ago when a spin
went flat. I think they were flying a Cherokee.

I've spun (with utility loading) a '68 PA28-180 that wasn't placarded
against it.

It didn't spin well. By that I mean it was _really_ uninterested in
entering a spin; stick back full stall (well, mush) and full rudder made
it want to spiral. A jab of throttle was needed to convince it to
wallow over and spin.

Recovery was normal and uneventful.

Some PA28's (notably later ones) are placarded against spins, I suspect
because some CG loadings may make recovery -er- difficult.