On Thursday, July 5, 2018 at 3:00:06 PM UTC-7, Don Johnstone wrote:
At 06:36 04 July 2018, CindyB wrote:

Don't spin a Puch without chutes and a hard deck(1000m agl). Ever.

Best wishes,

Cindy B

Setting a hard deck of 1000ft agl is not really of much use. It is very
unlikely that you would be able to make a successful abandonment if in
a spin at 1000ft. You should really double that if you are serious about
having a hard deck which leaves you with another option if the spin
cannot be stopped. I rejected an abandonment with a control restriction
in level flight at 1000ft as I was not sure that I had the time. My
parachute was reputed to open and decelerate in time at 750ft when it
was new.

The reasons why Puchs have spun in is speculative in most cases. In
most cases the only witnesses worth anything at all, who could tell you
what happened, couldn't. It is very easy to blame pilots who are unable
to speak for themselves. As far as I can make out in most cases the
cause should have been recorded as undetermined. Probably is just not
good enough.


Don: Cindy said meters not feet.