Mark Stevens wrote:

There are two central threads to this which are...

1. Is the Puchasz a safe aeroplane?

and

2. The assertion that BGA spin training routinely spins
in and kills instructors and their pupils..

I can't answer either. I will say that I personally
wouldn't consider initiating a spin entry at 800 ft, and I don't
know anyone who would.

That said, there are those in this country with aerobatic
waivers for very low aerobatics. Perhaps the UK standards
for CFI's who do 800 ft spin entries are the
equivalent...I don't know so I can't make judgements
about whether BGA practices are safe...

I still wonder why one wouldn't just do it 800 ft above
a cloud deck instead...