Airmanship

[Arblo]

A good article on why spin recovery should be taught and why it isn’t anymore.

https://www.wsj.com/articles/spin-training-teaches-the-value-of-airmanship-11662735514

[bj229r]

I went through the first year or two of this game before I finally worked it out

[Arblo]

What I found surprising was the fact not all airframes are spin qualified.

[perdue3]

What I found surprising was the fact not all airframes are spin qualified.

Of course not. And any airframe in normal category is usually prohibited from all acrobatic maneuvers including spins.

[Arblo]

I’m not a pilot so please excuse my ignorance. From reading the article I realize that if a plane enters a spin it’s an emergency situation and as such aircraft were constructed to at least allow for a recovery. Thanks for explaining, appreciate the information.

[Tig]

This is why I love Aces High, we can experience a lot of these things without any of the actual risk, and start to understand the concepts. I know for a fact the Spit 16 can enter an instant tailspin if you simply max out all the controls. Just starts flip flopping around in the sky.
I've had it happen in Mosquitos particularly, that is always a beast to recover.
I'm shocked it hasn't been required for that long. I always assumed stall training included spins.

[bj229r]

I think the 190 was the worst one in the game for trying to extricate from spins, I wonder if they were like that in real life?

[AKIron]

I was taught spin recovery in a Piper Tomahawk back in '79. Probably wasn't supposed to be. Had a young instructor.

[Arblo]

One of the points of the article was exactly that situation, CFI’s not adequately trained instructing students in the maneuver.