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Old March 1st 06, 03:39 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
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Default Spinnable trainers (Was ASK 21 spin ballast installation)

ASK-21 is unspinable.

??? Curious. I have two ASK-21s in Civil Air Patrol, Colorado wing.
While I do not go out of my way to do spins in them, they DO spin.
Recovery is straight forward in the normal way.

One of the ASK-21s came used from the Air Force Academy. It has
the weights and mounting hardward to "enhance" its spin characteristics.
I have never felt the need to use them... a student pilots practicing
stall recognition and recovery... with crossed controls is usually
able to enter the incipient spin all by them selves!

Best regards,

LtCol Jer/ Eberhard, Colorado Wing Checkpilot (airplanes and gliders),
Assistant Glider Program Manager, Colorado Wing, CAP

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