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From: ron@brl-tgr.ARPA (Ron Natalie <ron>)
Newsgroups: net.aviation
Subject: re:spins
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Date: Fri, 6-Sep-85 21:47:19 EDT
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Posted: Fri Sep  6 21:47:19 1985
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> I soloed in a Cessna 150 and used full (40 degree) flaps for all 3 landings. 
> I came in high the first 2 times and confidently slipped the plane to get down,
> he then pointed out that if a stall occurred while the plane was crossed up
> in a slip, it would immediately roll inverted into a spin with no chance for 
> recovery. He said cross control spin entries were possible for gliders too
> when approaching a landing, Isuppose because of the slow control response.
> 
> I did get some spin training in a 152 after I got my license and I enjoyed it
> but I don't think the 152 is the plane to experiment with- it isn't
> designed to spin routinely, I was told.
> 
> Fred Cordes

152's slip alright with full flaps, the operating handbook doesn't place
a limitation on this, it's 172 that you shouldn't consider slipping with
lots of flaps.  I've never had any desire to do something to a plane that
the manufacturer has told me was unsafe.

-Ron