Steve Pawling wrote:
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On the other hand, the flight manual for my LS-3a states to terminate
spins by "pronounced deflection of rudder opposite to spin direction
and careful pull out". I guess that means you don't have to move the
stick forward for spin recovery! Hmmm...must be magic!
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The stick forward is in some way implied by the "careful pull out", if
you keep the stick at the place which caused the spin, i.e. near the
back stop, the pull out would be rather agressive if not stalled.