Here's a more practical way of putting it. You're at 14,000', which gives
you, let's just say, 10,000' to work with, which strikes me as a fair
amount.

Do you even bother trying? Is there a risk that the stall will tighten
and/or accelerate to the point that the CAPS will not deploy properly to
recover the aircraft?

FWIW I have seen a spin once, from the front seat of a Pitts 12 years ago
(before I was a pilot). It was the most disorienting thing I have ever
experienced. I'd be very happy I think to have that lever to pull.

Best,
-cwk.

"Richard Russell" wrote in message
...

I don't have an opinion either way on this issue because I don't have
any personal knowledge (I know, that's no excuse on Usenet). I will
say this, however. The language in the manual would not by itself
convince me that a conventional spin recovery was impossible. The
fact that the manual requires the immediately deployment of the
parachute is a reflection of the fact that Cirrus did not go through
the spin recovery certification process and therefore cannot recommend
a conventional spin recovery technique. As far as I'm concerned the
language in the manual is what it is for legal reasons and does not
definitively support either side of the issue regarding the
possibility of recovery.

Rich "glad I don't have to make the pull-no pull decision" Russell