On Tuesday, August 28, 2012 2:13:48 PM UTC-7, wrote:
On Tuesday, August 28, 2012 10:16:31 AM UTC-7, kirk.stant wrote:



Bob, I'm not quite sure what your point is. In fact, you seem at first to suggest that practicing unusual attitude recoveries is a bad thing!



I agree with Kirk. Just because practicing spin entry/recovery at altitude isn't identical to spin entry/recovery at 300' doesn't mean that practice at altitude isn't worthwhile - and it's definitely a lot easier on the nerves than practicing at 300'. There are other things we can do to try to become aware of the different atmospheric, geometric and mindset issues down low and under pressure, but the basic airmanship of knowing how your glider spins/recovers is a universal good in my estimation.



9B

I'm pretty sure I don't understand this. Why not practice spins at 300 ft? If you thermal at 300 ft, either A) you are quite sure you will never spin at 300 ft or B), you think you can safely recover from 300 ft. spin. If (A) there is no need to practice spins at 300 or any other altitude. If B, then 300 ft spin practice is perfectly safe.

I think for most pilots, recovering from a spin initiated at 300 ft would scare the hell out of them. You should really not be intentionally putting yourself in a position where the hell can be scared out of you. If you are engaging in an activity that cannot be safely practiced, how then can it be safely done without practice?