Big John wrote in message . ..
C.J.

The gentleman weighs 300 lbs. Do you think he is so large around the
middle that he can't get the yoke full back against the stop?

Big John


LOL. I'm also 6'6. I'm large...but not *that* large. No, the problem
seems to be, as Cessna states in its POH, that most weight
distributions when a 172 is loaded in 'utility' category will prevent
the formation of a fully formed spin. It will drop the wing, enter the
incipient phase of the spin, the pop right out.

Anyway, we found a plane that *would* spin, and spun the hekc out og
her. Great fun....can't wait to take her up and spin her some more.

Just as an aside tho, it seems to me one would have to be *stunningly*
fat to prevent the full travel of a 172 yoke.

Cheers,

Cap

On Thu, 8 Apr 2004 23:28:44 -0700, "C J Campbell"
wrote:

Most of the time when people are having trouble with entering a spin they
are not holding the yoke far enough back.