I recommend Kershner's instructor and aerobatic texts. Bill
Kershner probably did more spins in a C 150 teach than
anybody else.


--
James H. Macklin
ATP,CFI,A&P

"Barry" wrote in message
. ..
| Getting ready to do spins for CFI training, which means
not only do I get to
| perform them, I have to delivery a ground lesson on them
first as well, so
| I'm gathering all the data I can find.
|
| Information I have says that in a developed spin most
light airplanes make a
| complete turn and lose 500' about every 3 seconds.
|
| Does anybody have information to the contrary? I haven't
done spins since
| 1990 so I don't remember the numbers exactly.
|
| Check the POH for the plane you're using. My POH for a
1980 C152 suggests
| allowing 1000 feet for one turn, 2000 feet for six turns,
and planning to
| recover above 4000 AGL. For other planes that are not
certified for spins, I
| agree with Jim that you shouldn't emphasize specific spin
characteristics.
|
| I think a great resource for spin instruction is the
"Understanding Spins"
| video made by Barry Schiff for the "Wonderful World of
Flying" series. I show
| this to student pilots and CFI candidates before doing
spin avoidance or spin
| lessons. I bought it a long time ago from Sporty's in VHS
as "Volume 1" of
| the "Proficient Flying" series, but it looks like now only
the full set of 3
| DVDs is available:
|
|
http://www.sportys.com/acb/showdetl....ID=7313&DID=19
|
| Barry
|
|