David Megginson wrote:

I trained in 2002 in rental 172's
We didn't do spins at all

About 5 years ago, Transport Canada Aviation removed the
requirement for spins from the Cdn Private licence. Spins
are still required for the Commercial licence in Canada.

Given the definition of "aerobatic maneuvre" in CAR 101.01(1)
a fully-developed spin is pretty clearly an aerobatic maneuver,
and in a perfect world, perhaps fully-developed spins (upright,
inverted, accelerated, flat, etc) would best be taught by aerobatic
instructors in aerobatic aircraft, with the occupants wearing
emergency parachutes. IMHO.

That said, I think every pilot should know how to deal with
a dropping wing, either on departure or turning final, long
before it has a chance to develop into a full spin below 500 AGL.

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