On Mon, 26 Jan 2004 15:10:56 UTC, Todd Pattist
wrote:

: "Chris Reed" wrote:
:
: Are those of you who don't want to spin sure that you would recognise the
: imminence of a spin in your single seater?
:
: Are those of you that advocate dual spin training in this
: aircraft sure that you are a better pilot than the CFI's
: who've died?

There could be other reasons: pupils frozen on the controls,
instructor late taking over. But fundamentally, sorry, I don't believe
that Puchacz's - or any other certified gliders - kill competent
instructors. It's a hell of a way to find out, though, that you are
not - or the guy behind you is not - a competent instructor.

I once had a full cat instructor at a UK club nag me at the top of my
check flight winch launch to "pull back harder ... pull back harder".
We were in a) a Puchacz and b) pre stall buffet. It was two weeks
after a fatal spin off a winch launch at that club. I never have flown
there again, and I never will fly there again.

Ian