On Tuesday, June 4, 2013 8:13:03 AM UTC-7, jfitch wrote:

Are intentional spins allowed on the placard of a 27? They aren't on my 26.....

Now to the original point, is there a single pilot who has had spin training who regrets the experience, and would not take it if he/she got a do-over? Anyone?

Yes, spins are permitted except in Landing Flap and appear in the Aircraft Flight Manual for the ASW-27, as do Loops, Lazy Eights, Chandelles and Stall Turns. I practice spins, spin entries and recovery pretty much every season and perform the other maneuvers regularly. I am at a loss to understand the idea presented earlier that spin practice adds as as much risk as benefit - a quick look at the NTSB accident summaries undercuts this idea. I know of no one who has been in a fatal spin training accident, while on the other hand...

IMO, stalls, spins, unusual attitudes and aerobatics are all important and useful pilot skills. If you've never been upside down in a glider it's not realistic to believe that you'll know instinctively what to do if you end up that way unexpectedly, close to terrain and under stress. Hoping you can avoid it is not a great strategy.

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