Help With Spins

[minitour]

...Think of your first ride in a small plane perhaps, or your first time doing stalls. The later is certainly a point of anxiety for many student pilots but we all survive and walk away from it. You must face the fear and put it to rest.

Dave

Thanks for putting it that way.

From someone else who is not thrilled about "the ride" (spin ride), it makes it somewhat better realizing that I'm going to laugh about the nervousness I have now when I think about it.

I was very nervous for my "discovery flight" and now...hell, what are the winds at 12,000?

I had the adrenaline going big time when I was learning full stalls...now, I love doing them...

I'm sure the same will come with time and practice on spins...

Thanks again

-mini

 

[CKlimko]

This was a great thread to read. I am going up for spin training (required at my school) in a few weeks and have been scared ever since I heard the four letter word.

Nice to have some insight.

Anyway, we go up in Decathalons and the instructors are all aerobatic rated pilots which was to an extent a relief. But I am still scared to death of roller coasters and heights. Go figure.

 

[Axel]

What's the big deal? It's just another maneuver.

 

[msk2468]

Chuck couldn't be too scared of spins, I did his stage check the other day and he tried to put us in one on a practice stall. You looked like you were having fun chuck! By the way, all of your concerns are normal, its just a matter of not knowing what to expect. Axel, is a little too cool for school I guess