Thread: IDAHO FATALITY
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Old August 23rd 11, 06:59 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
Dave Nadler
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On Tuesday, August 23, 2011 12:32:43 PM UTC-4, Bill D wrote:
If the student applies spin recovery control inputs in a spiral dive,
it gets VERY "interesting". This has led me to wonder if some so
called "stall/spin" accidents are really mis-handled spiral dive
recoveries. Maybe we should take a careful look at what we are
teaching.


That's how an Eta was destroyed during spin testing IIRC...