At 18:30 04 February 2004, Adp wrote:
My theory on spinning is simple - don't get into one
and you
won't have to recover!

strangly, thats basically what ive been saying all
along, and objecting to the 'experts' who insist its
ok to turn a glider using rudder alone!

My point, to which you took exception, had to do with
the
thought that power pilots are deemed to be inferior
to ab initio
glider pilots when learning to fly gliders

didnt mention ab initio at all, neither did i say they
were inferior.

and that power training is of little use when transitioning
to
gliders.

actually i said that there was a degree of unlearning
and bad habits that typically show up, in this particularly
instance the general theme was in the misuse of the
rudder pedals and the misguided belief that because
you can do something in a powered aircraft the same
must apply to gliders.

Having run into this perception multiple times, I pointed
out
that it is nonsense.

you may well think so in your own experiences, however
it still remains true. old habits are hard to break,
especially when they become instinctive.

The few differences that define glider flying are small
when
compared to the differences between powered aircraft.

and it is those small differences which when wrongly
applied to glider flight can rapidly end life!

Aerodynamics are aerodynamics. They apply to gliders,

powered aircraft, buzz bombs and flat plates.
You just have to be aware of the differences.

no argument there.