Spins are not as bad as many pilots think. To be honest, most planes will come out of a spin by power to idle and let go of all controls then recover from the dive.

I had to do spin training to get my CFI, I was terrified of them but actually came to love them. Spin training needs to be taught for PPL applicants.

When I learned to fly in the 80s , in Canada, we had to learn spins. And we were tested on them by the flight examiner. I was rather fortunate, by the time I did my flight test, the examiner had done 4 or 5 that day already. So when we got to the spin portion, he said 'lets do this a little different, I'll fly a stall and try to spin it, you use the rudder to keep it from spinning." Well as he flew the stall I'd see him input some aileron and I'd simply push opposite rudder. A year later I did some advanced stall spin training with an ex Israeli fighter pilot. We had a 150 aerobat. He had me stall it at full power, (something you might accidentally do on takeoff) Then he had me do a departure stall, full power turning to crosswind and stalling in the process, again something you might accidentally do on takeoff. The plane flips inverted before falling into a spin. Then there was the day I was out in a 172 by myself and just having fun and decided to practice a few stalls and spins. On one of my attempts, I pulled the power off and held altitude till I heard the stall warning begin to sound and I immediately pulled full aft on the column and kicked full left rudder. I thought I had broke the plane. The plane went inverted and then upright and fell into a spin. I recovered and immediately headed for the airport. The problem was, the stall warning is just a warning, I was actually in the stall when I instituted my maneuver. I was so afraid that the plane was going to come apart on return to the hangar. I immediately confessed to the AME that I had rented the plane from and he laughed an told me to go change my shorts.

Stalls were my anxiety trip, especially after I spun a 152.

Checking on you, bud. You doing OK? Any videos coming? Miss your cool content dude.

I took a glider aerobatics course where we intentionally entered spins from unusual attitudes and tried things like accelerating the spin and then slowing it down. We also practiced doing everything wrong. The most important thing we learned was that if it gets screwed up or confusing, just haul the stick back and use full rudder in the direction of the spin to do a reset, letting the spin stabilize and then recover from there. Like others commenters, I’m in Canada and spins are required for both power and glider licences, plus we do spins during our annual check rides at gliding clubs.

Miss your videos dude, hope you are doing well!

Love your comment on how tackling your fears can apply in normal life as well. That hit home for me. I'm not an aviator, but I have other hobbies/interests where I've been stuck in the 'fear phase,' and I've relatively recently made the decision to conquer those fears. For me this video was perfectly timed, so thanks! (Also, your 360 video is amazing, and I'd love to see more of it!)

Nothing like the hand of god feeling when the wing drops and you can't control it. Spin training is mandatory where I am learning. Did 2 sessions. Finally got "I think we are done spins" when the recovery got bit close to Vne for the instructor's liking.

Love the story , But whered you go, Just saw that this is a year old . Hope its all good.

You literally embody the adventuring spirit of aviation! Thank you for taking time and sharing. I have my first flight instruction tomorrow and I am so excited, I cant sleep!

Great subject matter and narrative , thanks!

+1 for spin training. Definitely do it! Also, that Skybolt just snaps right out of that spin!

So encouraging kid. As always, good stuff!

I lost a dear friend, and he took three of his friends auguring into the ground... All 4 were gravely killed on impact... Raymond had just received his private pilot certificate. He was 17 years old and was very excited to introduce his friends to aviation who weren't pilots...

Looks like a blast! The spin endorsement & training certainly increased my comfort level for practicing & demonstrating stalls. I would say the most fun is cross-control into a spin. Good video buddy.

Up in Canada were taught spins in the PPL but they aren't on the flight test, I did mine in a tomahawk and they were terrifying at first but became fun

Could see the smile on your face upon recovery ☺️

Spins were part of our PPL training, and it was on the flight test - Put C-FMVU into a spin lat week on it's first test flight after a 7 month resto-mod.

Excelente, I know where you are talking about.