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dmorrison · #17 11-12-2004, 04:22 PM

My 2 cents on spin training.
Went through normal stall training for the Private, Commercial and spin training for the CFI. Then full spin training in Air Force Pilot Training. We spin the T37 completely and recovery is not let go of the controls as many a Cessna are designed for. You MUST follow the exact proceedure or you will spin into the ground. Or eject, your option. Have actually done deep stalls in the MD80 simulator. And aileron rolls (with the motion off so it does not mess up the simulator)
My son will go thru the taildragger check out, which requires 10 hrs of Dual. It will be done at a local airport here that has a Decathalon. So the 10 hours will be spent on aerobatics.
I have a philosophy, that many a pilot has. The more time you spend upside down in an aircraft the more comforable you are right side up. We spent a lot of time in formation or aerobatics in Pilot training. So now upset recovery is not a big deal. We continue to do it in the simulators here at American Airlines. The only difference between the T37/T38 and MD80 recovery is the amount of G's you can pull.

The FAA's philosophy tend to depend on the final turn stall incident rate that is accuring over the last 5 year period. If its increasing then they focus on it. this is how the FAA seems to approach everything, statistical trends.

kpb
There is nothing wrong with not staying current with proceedures on various airspaces. But you must know and be able to identify the airspaces. IF you stay out of those airspaces. Stay current with the flying you do. If you change your flying environment then get additional training so you will be current. If you learned to fly at a small airport in South Carolina and always stayed in that general area would it be necessary to be fully trained in high alltitude hot operations (density altitude) in Denver?? Be familiar with the various operations around and get the training when necessary.
Now having said that. The MORE you know the better pilot you will be. If your a Private pilot without and Instrument rating and your trying to fly Xcountry when it 1000'/3mi you going to get into trouble. But if you limit yourself to good weather days and know WHEN to call it quits if the weather is going bad then you'll be OK.

Know your limitations.

Dave