Mark Stevens wrote in message ...
Chris,

Some gentle reminders about reality here in the UK..


Mark, no need to be gentle. I can stand a good pummeling, so long as
its delivered with skill and panache.

Mine was an honest reaction to yet another account of a pilot being
asked to intentionally spin a glider at low altitude by a flight
instructor certified by the BGA. I would expect this of maverick
instructors in the US, but I had been given the impression that the
BGA did a much more successful job of homogonizing training practices.

Spin training is good. Stall recognition and recovery is better. The
two together, with emphasis on the latter and careful instruction in
the former is best. I think we're on the same page here.