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Originally Posted by Crumpp
[QUOTE If you look at almost any aircraft in the RAF at almost any time you will see that it says intentional spinning is banned. That includes the Spitfire, however it doesn't stop the fact that spinning is undertaken.
Pilots had to be trained to get out of a spin in a combat aircraft, and therefore you have to be in a spin to learn how the aircraft behaves. In reality it means that it should be done under supervision not as a matter of course until experience has been gained
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Don't confuse accidentally spinning with intentional spinning.
Corkscrewing is not spinning. [/QUOTE]
Crumpp I was the one in the aircraft and can promise you that they were intentional spins. You don't train in an accidental spin.
I don't understand why you find difficult to grasp that pilots have to be trained to get out of a spin in a plane they fly in combat. To do that training you need to go into a spin and be default its an intentional spin.
You need this training in case you find yourself in an unintentional or accidental spin.
PS I know a corkscrew isn't a spin and I know its more violent than a spin.
In Gliders it isn't uncommon to spin if you want to lose height quickly, as they are very slippery and you can easily exceed the VNE in a dive.