Foggy here too. (Outside) <g> Seems at this point we need to round up actual stats from the archives to support the NEED for spin training before jumping to conclusions.
In the meantime.... I am not aware of the hordes of passengers and skydivers that are dying due to lack of spin training of the PIC. We did lose 5 skydivers and the pilot here at 3GV last year. It was terrible. The aircraft stalled, crashed and burned on the field, but not like you might think from the scenario I painted above. There was a engine fire on board and probably all were dead or nearly so when on final approach. Why they didn't jump before being totally engulf in flames is a mystery. There was time. In Florida last year or so, a plane full of skydivers died from AFT CG PROBLEMS.... and so it goes. Our little airport is also home to many TWA Captains. None of them seems to get spin training in the monster craft they fly. No one is suggesting that these pilots have any proficiency in this area. Why should the demands on us in GA be any different? May I suggest that we train better pilots before we IMPOSE spin training. Perhaps we need to IDENTIFY the problem before imposing the solution. Just the other day, I was told that the Ercoupe had the worst safety record of all GA aircraft. The man said he read it in a magazine, but could not quote any specifics. I don't know if this was in references to fatalities or what. But.. if it is true, is sure ain't from spins! This brings up my last point. Given we have spin proof aircraft, we are waaaaay off topic! <g> Bob Urban ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Doug Davis wrote: > > Well Bob, It's early in the morning here ( for me anyway) but as foggy as I > am right now even I can see the politics. And the obvious answer to the > other question---CERTAINLY!!!! But did they consider the plane fulls of > skydivers and passengers that go along with the pilot/student statistics? > Doug
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