In the Navy’s flight school, spins were a regular feature. Once mastered, they were actually great fun, rivaling some carnival rides. Unfortunately, not everyone mastered them. I recall one student spinning in.
Yep, same in the AF. That’s why I was so shocked when I started instructing in General Aviation. What made it more bizarre was that the FAA requires helicopter trainees to practice “settling with power” and the Air Force and Army don’t practice it. I would never practice this maneuver as it is extremely dangerous-more than practicing spins.
> In the Navy’s flight school, spins were a regular feature. Once mastered, they were actually great fun, rivaling some carnival rides.
My flight instructor in the 70s did cover stall-spin entry and recovery. Later when I went up to practice solo I rented a parachute just in case I goofed it. I had so much fun I just kept doing it over and over again for a couple of hours, only stopping because I ran out of rental time...it was sobering to realize how much altitude could be lost when trying to turn too steeply too slowly - an unfortunate kind of landing accident.
I really enjoyed flying practice, even more than reading or shooting.