Puchaz Spinning thread that might be of interest in light of the recent accident.

Repeating someone who wrote this earlier in the week :
"Sure, we should stop training landings as well because that's where the
majority of the accidents happen."

The ignorance in this particular discussion has reached a level where it's
beyond help.


"JJ Sinclair" wrote in message
...
Well, we certainly have two schools of thought on this spinning issue. I
think
the "Spinners", hearken back 60 years or more and probably have their
roots in
military training. They say things like, "Train Hard, Fight Easy" Who are
we
fighting? My God, we're killing people as we try to make them safer
pilots. I
was amazed to read that the Brits seek out sailplanes with "GOOD" spin
characteristics. Isn't that like buying a sailboat that is easily upset,
just
so we can all get dumped in the water and then set it right side up again?

The truth is, most sailplanes from the Eastern block, spin real GOOD. Put
them
in the hands of a low time pilot and we are setting up a disaster. Aren't
we
just asking for trouble when we solo a student in a Puch? We had one
spin-in,
here in California with two high time sailplane pilots on board. We had a
single place Lark spin-in from 10,000 feet with a low time pilot on board.
RIP
X 3

Here's a thought. Buy sailplanes that don't spin easily (G-103 & ASK-21)
and
enjoy this sport by teaching only spin entry and emmediate recovery.
JJ Sinclair