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 mandatory for private pilots, was discontinued decades ago and is now only required for flight instructors, raising concerns about pilot preparedness for loss-of-control incidents.
• The article highlights a fatal Cessna 162 accident where the pilot failed to recover from a stall and subsequent spin, which the NTSB attributed to not applying proper recovery techniques.
• The author suggests that the absence of mandatory spin training for primary students may contribute to loss-of-control accidents, underscoring a potential gap in pilot skill and knowledge.

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