Do we have to go practice spin flight trainings on the training airplane Cessna 172, or can we just practice spin training on the ground in a cockpit simulator model.
William
Did anyone get scared while practicing spin training? Will the airplane stall during a spin training session?
William
William,
It must be demonstrated in the real airplane. And by definition, a spin is an uncoordinated stall.
It seems like you may have some anxiety about stalls and spins? It really is a nonevent. The maneuver is done at a safe altitude and the airplanes practically want to recover from the condition by themselves because the airplanes are designed to be so stable.
Tory
Will,
I only have a few hours (20 done at a small school, not ATP), and I have done some spin recovery and training despite it not being a part of the course curriculum. My instructor just wanted to give me a bit of a lesson on it.
Anyways, I did my spins in a C172 and from my experience, those airplanes are built so well that itās actually difficult to enter into a spin, and when you do, the aircraft tends to correct itself with very minimal input. Of course, donāt rely on this happening every time but what Iām trying to say is that these maneuvers are typically performed under safe conditions. They definitely feel weird but you should be fine.
I have done some slow flight and power off stalls before at other flight schools on my 2nd and 3rd flight training, but I felt a little dangerous, since they only did it below 2,500 feet. After 3 flight training lessons, I decided to quit and join ATP Flight School, because I think it would be safer to train at ATP.
I have already matured myself for over 10 years. I wanted to be successful in becoming a commercial airline pilot since kindergarten, so thatās why I decide to start training as early as possible. My opinion is that starting ATP Flight School at 30 to 40 years old is too late, and you donāt get to have a chance of being a commercial airline pilot for many years, since the required retirement age for all commercial airline pilots is 65 years old. My calculation is that if I start training at ATP Flight School at 18 years old, but no later than 20 years old, I will be able to apply for American Airlines first officer job at 23 years old, and then transition to being a captain. I will be able to successfully complete the flight training at ATP from zero time until I graduate and become a CFI. I wanted to be a commercial airline pilot for 43 years, not including the time needed for training.
William
(Sigh) guess Iām outta luckā¦
Adam
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William,
I applaud that you wish to start training at a young age, but I can assure you that many people start in their 30s and 40s and have very successful careers.
Chris