Aviation Safety Counselor's???

I suggest you get spin training with an instructor. That is what I did.
I then was able to go out and spin my airplane by myself without
mishap. I would not recommend you teaching yourself how to spin in your
Cessna 150 without someone else along who can get you out of trouble.
It could be fatal if you get disoriented. For most people, spins are
scary at first. Panic can set in. Just the comfort of having an
instructor along will give the confidence needed to successfully and
without fear complete the manuever. Once you have recovered from
several spins, you should be in good shape to do it on your own.

As for the paperwork entries in your logbook. What I do is have them
give me the sticker with work description. I then put it, by itself, in
an 8x10 folder, on it's own sheet of paper in a glassene envelope. All
nice and neat, and if mistakes are found later on, they can be fixed
without making a mess. This is the best way to keep a logbook that
results in a neat, readable, sequential logbook that has no mistakes or
messes in it. It is a flexible system that will stand the test of
time. I never let any mechanic put anything in my logbooks. They all
do it differently and it's a guaranteed mess.

"Doug" wrote in message
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I suggest you get spin training with an instructor. That is what I did.
I then was able to go out and spin my airplane by myself without
mishap. I would not recommend you teaching yourself how to spin in your
Cessna 150 without someone else along who can get you out of trouble.
It could be fatal if you get disoriented. For most people, spins are
scary at first. Panic can set in. Just the comfort of having an
instructor along will give the confidence needed to successfully and
without fear complete the manuever. Once you have recovered from
several spins, you should be in good shape to do it on your own.

I would if I could find an instructor to do it with!


As for the paperwork entries in your logbook. What I do is have them
give me the sticker with work description. I then put it, by itself, in
an 8x10 folder, on it's own sheet of paper in a glassene envelope. All
nice and neat, and if mistakes are found later on, they can be fixed
without making a mess. This is the best way to keep a logbook that
results in a neat, readable, sequential logbook that has no mistakes or
messes in it. It is a flexible system that will stand the test of
time. I never let any mechanic put anything in my logbooks. They all
do it differently and it's a guaranteed mess.


The shady paperwork shows their incompetence and laziness to do their job,
And they also hire lazy instructors that don't want to do anything other
than primary instruction.

NW_PILOT wrote:

I would if I could find an instructor to do it with!

You wrote they were willing to do it in their plane. It makes a lot of
sense when an instructor wants to do spin training in a plane he
actually knows. On the other hand, it's a very bad idea to even consider
spin training over gross. My sympathies are for the instructors.

The shady paperwork shows their incompetence and laziness to do their job,

Nothing stops you to look for another school. If you're serious about
spin training (which is a good thing), your best choice is to look for a
dedicated aerobatics school with instructors who really understand spins
in their various modes.

Stefan

If you cannot find an instructor to teach you spins in your airplane,
find one that will teach you them in their airplane. Then you can go
out and spin your airplane. Don't spin your own airplane just because
you couldn't get an instructor to show you how. Donnot compromise on
this. There is no need to spin an airplane. Just don't spin it. Flying
involves being able to say no. Sometimes you have to say no to
yourself. It is called resisting temptation. Learn how to do it. It
will make you stronger.

As for the incorrect paperwork. Welcome to the real world. A long time
ago I found that I could not change other peoples behavior (I have a
hard time changing my own). I cannot change how the world works.
Therefore I must adapt to how the world works. If mechanics put
incorrect paperwork into your logbooks, stop that from happening. Find
a way. I gave you my way. It might work for you. There are other ways.
Find one.