I agree and disagree with you ,I have watched the Puchaczdo do an
aerobatics/handling display and as part of the display a spin was initiated
around a 1000 feet ,the glider seemed to lose the same altitude as several
other 2 seaters but more quickly.
In the real world we are going to eventually fly a model or type of glider
that will require correct control inputs to recover from a spin, it is
better that
there is a model that will give you that training of how to do it correctly.
I have seen posts on RAS suggesting people go find an instructor current
on spinning a Cessna and do spin training simply because so few of the
2 seater designs will spin.
gary
"Gary Emerson" wrote in message
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I personally don't have any time in the glider, and I'll take you and the
test pilots at their word. The issue is that in real world situations it
has demonstrated a statistic for killing people. In a training
environment, you have to consider that while you need a glider that will
spin effectively for training purposes, you also need one that is going to
be more forgiving of mistakes. Mistakes are a part of training. Therefore
it's not the glider you want to use.

Gary O'Neill wrote:
You are referring to the the Puchacz,I will be straight ,I am not a fan
of this glider "but " the british Test Pilot school have put this glider
through the the program and found no unusual flight/spin modes. The
conclusion was you must do spin recoveries by the book and no halfway
methods will work.
The consensus from the instructors seems to be that it is a good trainer.
gary