Show up with a Complex Aircraft and the Spin Endorsement completed..
If the Examiner REQUIRES the SPIN as part of the test.. then get a
continuance letter specifying what is complete and what is not complete and
what needs to be accomplished to complete.

It always boggles my mind.. it's the same as showing up for a Commercial
check ride in a non complex aircraft.. and swapping aircraft for a couple of
landings in complex aircraft... just do the whole check ride in complex.

BT

"Peter Clark" wrote in message
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On Sun, 08 Jan 2006 20:27:13 -0600, Rachel wrote:

Peter Clark wrote:
Well, yes and no. The task (section XI, task G) notes that an
endorsement may be substituted for that task, but the task is
required. In the event of no endorsement (or the examiner not
substituting it), a spin-capable aircraft would be required.

If a complex aircraft is required for takeoffs and landings, how would
one manage that? I can't imagine bringing two aircraft to FSDO (if a
FSDO visit was required). Are any complex aircraft ok to spin? The one
I did my CFI in wasn't.

I don't know about the complex aircraft question, but I'm sure there's
some way around it if you had to demonstrate them. How about go to
the FSDO, pick up the examiner, bring them back to your home field for
the spin portion of the exam? Or have your CFI ferry the spin capable
aircraft over to the airport the checkride was going to take place in
with you then disappear for a while you get the checkride over with?
Once the examiner is assigned, I presume it would be fair game to ask
them if they'd accept the endorsement so you can arrange appropriate
aircraft for all the pieces of the checkride?