Spin Recovery Failure

Spin training-instruction in how to enter and recover from spins-used to be part of the private pilot curriculum. It was discontinued a few decades ago, in part because it was blamed for a drop-off in the number of students who completed their training and earned their private certificate. These days, the only required spin training is for the initial flight instructor certificate and one of the most popular line of airplanes-the Cirrus SR20 and SR22-come with an airframe parachute in lieu of demonstrated spin recovery capability.

Key Takeaways:

• Spin training, once a requirement for private pilots, was largely discontinued and is now only mandatory for flight instructor certification, leading to concerns about primary students' ability to handle inadvertent spins.
• A fatal Cessna 162 accident is presented as an example where a pilot, likely practicing stalls, failed to recover from a subsequent spin despite having recovery procedures and available altitude.
• The article suggests that the current lack of required spin training for primary students may contribute to loss-of-control accidents by leaving pilots unprepared for proper spin recognition and recovery techniques.

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