Posted: 12/5/2009 2:27:46 AM EDT
Did you recieve any training when working on your PPL?  I want to try it very badly. I think we will have to ditch the Cherokee next time and take the 172 up. My instructor has talked about it and i think he would be happy to show me.
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I didn't do spins while training for private. After finishing my private I took spin and mild aerobatic training in a Citabria. My wife wanted to try spins and did it with her instructor during her private training. The last time I have done any aerobatics was the first weekend in October. Did rolls, loops and cuban 8's. Fun flying.
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After finishing my private I took spin and mild aerobatic training in a Citabria. I think this is an important course that all pilots should take. A class that is dedicated to spins, out of control flight, and aerobatic training, will not only make you a better, and more knowledgeable pilot, but it will also make you a much more confident one. It's a part of flight training that I just can't imagine not taking. |
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After finishing my private I took spin and mild aerobatic training in a Citabria. I think this is an important course that all pilots should take. A class that is dedicated to spins, out of control flight, and aerobatic training, will not only make you a better, and more knowledgeable pilot, but it will also make you a much more confident one. It's a part of flight training that I just can't imagine not taking. after not having flown any aerobatics for about 15 years I jumped at the chance to go up with an excellent instructor in October. I'm not crazy. I don't do dangerous things. let's see–––– rodeo bullfighting.... done it. scuba diving....instructor car racing.......check motorcycle racing...... check again skydiving......nope, I'm not crazy. don't jump out of perfectly good planes.
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I asked my instructor to do spin/recovery with me towards the end of my training and he refused. I think after Im done with my checkride Im going to find someone that will. You definitely want to find an experienced instructor who specializes in spins, out-of-control flight, and acrobatics. The ground school portion of this class is very important. Learning about the various stages of flight an aircraft goes through during OCF and prior to entering a spin, is just as important as getting in a plane and actually actually doing it. Understanding what happens in OCF is really the key to staying out of trouble in the air. Plus, it's fun.
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Never done a spin, but my father tells me he did one unintentionally when he was building solo hours for his PPL. He was practicing slowflight and stalled the C150 he was in. Luckily he'd had that portion of ground school taught to him, so he managed to pull out of it. When I asked about how he reacted, he told me (and I quote), "It scared the living sh*t outta me!" 
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Did about three of them sometime either during my private pilot training or commercial pilot training. Did a crapload of spin entries and spin recoveries in the Tweet. Very fun. Oh, pretty much to get into a spin, it seems like you have to try and have to do it on purpose.
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| I can tell you that the Navy, at least when I went through, is big on spin training in flight school. We did them in the T-34B and later in the T-2C. Both of these are straight wing planes. You don’t do intentional spins in swept wing planes. Too many possible variations. |
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After finishing my private I took spin and mild aerobatic training in a Citabria. I think this is an important course that all pilots should take. A class that is dedicated to spins, out of control flight, and aerobatic training, will not only make you a better, and more knowledgeable pilot, but it will also make you a much more confident one. It's a part of flight training that I just can't imagine not taking. Yep, this is about 100% my view. Katanas with the big engine (Continental, not Rotax) spin like a top. With my students, if we had any extra time, we'd do acro (Spins/approach turn stalls mostly) and form. Civilians don't get enough of either, and I was fortunate enough to be taught both by some highly experienced guys. |
| I was shown a spin on my third flight ever, and it was awesome. When I became a CFI, I showed spins to all of my private students. I pisses me off that the industry teaches students to be deathly afraid of spins. The reason I show them spins is to prove that there is nothing to be afraid of and if they do find themselves in a spin, it won't be the first time they've been in that attitude. Plus they're fun as hell. |
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I learned how to do spins and loops in my Luscombe. Later it paid off when I was flying a new to me glider (a 1-35) with an old sharp nosed Wortmann airfoil that stalled, spinned, and made a quarter turn in just an instant; it was a non-event because I was proficient, and I when I tried to repeat the stall-spin, the glider complied. What I learned from that is a 1-35 can't be bumped around small thermals on the ragged edge of stall as can be done in the 1-26 or 2-33.
When I stopped active flying I was part of a small group that provided emergency maneuver training, intro and basic acro, and a little tail wheel training. We had several corporate clients that decided they needed to learn how to overcome a wake vortex upset. Three of my partners competed at the IAC Primary and Sportsman level. |
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I was shown a spin on my third flight ever, and it was awesome. When I became a CFI, I showed spins to all of my private students. I pisses me off that the industry teaches students to be deathly afraid of spins. The reason I show them spins is to prove that there is nothing to be afraid of and if they do find themselves in a spin, it won't be the first time they've been in that attitude. Plus they're fun as hell. Exactly my point of view on them. I love spins. |
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Quoted: Quoted: I was shown a spin on my third flight ever, and it was awesome. When I became a CFI, I showed spins to all of my private students. I pisses me off that the industry teaches students to be deathly afraid of spins. The reason I show them spins is to prove that there is nothing to be afraid of and if they do find themselves in a spin, it won't be the first time they've been in that attitude. Plus they're fun as hell. Exactly my point of view on them. I love spins. Me... in the backseat of the Christen Eagle II |
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I was shown a spin on my third flight ever, and it was awesome. When I became a CFI, I showed spins to all of my private students. I pisses me off that the industry teaches students to be deathly afraid of spins. The reason I show them spins is to prove that there is nothing to be afraid of and if they do find themselves in a spin, it won't be the first time they've been in that attitude. Plus they're fun as hell. Exactly my point of view on them. I love spins. Me... in the backseat of the Christen Eagle II
That looks really fun! 
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After finishing my private I took spin and mild aerobatic training in a Citabria. I think this is an important course that all pilots should take. A class that is dedicated to spins, out of control flight, and aerobatic training, will not only make you a better, and more knowledgeable pilot, but it will also make you a much more confident one. It's a part of flight training that I just can't imagine not taking. after not having flown any aerobatics for about 15 years I jumped at the chance to go up with an excellent instructor in October. I'm not crazy. I don't do dangerous things. let's see–––– rodeo bullfighting.... done it. scuba diving....instructor car racing.......check motorcycle racing...... check again skydiving......nope, I'm not crazy. don't jump out of perfectly good planes. What skydiving airplane is perfectly good? The ones at the local skydiving school are held together with tape.... |
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After finishing my private I took spin and mild aerobatic training in a Citabria. I think this is an important course that all pilots should take. A class that is dedicated to spins, out of control flight, and aerobatic training, will not only make you a better, and more knowledgeable pilot, but it will also make you a much more confident one. It's a part of flight training that I just can't imagine not taking. after not having flown any aerobatics for about 15 years I jumped at the chance to go up with an excellent instructor in October. I'm not crazy. I don't do dangerous things. let's see–––– rodeo bullfighting.... done it. scuba diving....instructor car racing.......check motorcycle racing...... check again skydiving......nope, I'm not crazy. don't jump out of perfectly good planes. What skydiving airplane is perfectly good? The ones at the local skydiving school are held together with tape.... Duct tape isn't FAA approved?  
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Did one inadvertently during dual back in 1984, in a 152. My instructor was going over power-on stalls, and had me do several, straight ahead and turning. Did one during a climbing left turn. Rolled over nice as could be, over the top. Cut the power and recovered in about 1-1/2 turns or less.
Carl asked me if I realized what happened. "Spun it?" "Yep. Nice recovery." Did them several more times after that. I find them fun. 
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