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Old July 3rd 09, 12:38 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
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Default Spins, Spiral Dives and Training

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, Ian
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On 2 July, 20:21, Brian wrote:

I totally believe most stall spin accident soccur because the pilot is
not thinking about a stall spin and is not on the hair trigger ready
to recover, .i.e. they are distracted from this issue.


I believe that many of the spin accidents in the UK occur because most
pilots are trained ab initio in unspinnable gliders and, whatever
their instructors say, end up believing deep down that spins have to
be specially provoked in specially prepared or chosen aircraft.

What glider has killed most pilots in spins? The K21.


However the two recent accidents both involved US pilots, presumably
trained in the US. Is the K21 so ubiquitous over there?

BTW have seen folks allowed to fly the K21 solo without spin training,
but *not* the Juniors.

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