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"Dave Doe" wrote in message
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"Dave Doe" wrote in message
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In article ,
, crashdummy says...

just a curiosity question: is anything wrong, illegal, or dangerous
in
entering a c150 into a spin at 9,000' and holding full elevator to
maintain it down to 2000 before recovering since spins are often
prohibited at lower altitudes?

Gee that sounds like fun! My spin instructors never liked spinning
*that* much. That said, only had two instructors that were into
teachign me spin recovery. It was not *manditory* when I did my PPL
in
NZ - and don't believe it is still. However I think it's near
essential
to learn - as well as a chitload of fun. I asked to do spin recovery
under the hood - which was a heap of fun too. And it was great to be
able to suceed in doing it.

Others have answered your questions about the plane - is it approved
for
spinning etc. Only other comment is that it may not be that wise to
recover by 2,000'??? - I was always taught to recover by 3,000' AGL.
I
guess that's really an instructor/club thing - and therefore where you
should direct your question.

You'll be spining with an instructor anyway right? (dual?). In NZ
you'd
need to be approved for aerobatics (and that particular manoeuvre) to
spin solo.

--
Duncan.

Gee, how times have changed! In my formative days(late !940's) you
didn't
solo until you were able to recover from spins in both directions.
Before
the ppl, we did recovery from unusual attitudes, needle, ball and
airspeed
navigation, all under the hood. And it was all fun!

What were you flying? - the Tigermoth? or Stearman?


--
Duncan.

Started with J3's and civilian instructors in Gulfport, Miss. while
waiting to get into cadets. Due to normal gov't. screwups I never got
there. Got the ppl after discharge in 1946.

Supplement: As to military trainers, did fly a PT-19 and an AT-6 in after
the war. A Stearman was on my wish list, but never realized.