Spin in a cessna 172
July 26, 2011
Me and a flight instructor spinning an aircraft straight towards the ground 2 hours out of montreal
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@aadityaslg I’m going through my Commercial phase right now and a required part of the Transport Canada flight test is a spin recovery, I go to a flight school that is very well recognized by TC, and I’m doing my spins in a C172S sooooo not sure where you got your info from
@mapunit STUPID! Pilots and CFI’s definitely have to and want to practice these STUPID flight maneuvers. I happen to be one of those STUPID reckless pilots, so if you’ll excuse my STUPID attitude towards STUPID people who decide to write a STUPID comment like this. Go do some STUPID research and get your STUPID facts straight. STUPID!
@martay2 what about a 747….fully loaded???
I love people that think that know somethings about airplanes and make a comment such as “STUPID ! That is how reckless people get? killed”. Spins are a mandatory part of CFI training and many people do them in their PPL training. The only thing that would be stupid is doing spins in a plane that is not certified. Most 172’s are and im sure this one was too.
Do a barrel roll…?
You CAN spin 172s legally… in Utility Category. Which this airplane was not in because the camera guy was in the backseat.
Nice video, very cool maneuver.
What pisses me off is all the ranting here in the comments, by people who think they are aces, and can’t help but yell “omgz ur so stupid u so ded”. For fuck’s sake guys! Is it so goddamn hard to watch the video and post a normal comment like “good video, I like it” or “I didn’t like it”, instead of your annoying trolling? Geez.
How did it feel? I’m in the middle of getting my cert right now. Was it zero g?
@Christian87N
some 172 are hard to stall, so you need to put a liltle power, but he was already stalled when he putted it …..so……ya hes asking for it
did you ACTUALLY keep power IN during the spin?! You’re just asking for a flat spin!
The 172 is certified for spins if it is in the utility category. Two light guys, low fuel and backseats empty will put you in that category. Just look on the weight and balance chart, it’s clearly outlined.
Canadian plane. Canadian PPL requires training for spins but it’s not on the test, your instructor signs you off on it.
US (FAA) no longer requires spins and most US pilots will never see one until later training or by accident.
(I have both licenses so I know this for a fact)
@mapunit
it’s part of the training you dumbfuck
@mapunit you dumbass you have to train for this god forbid it should happen during speed loss or engine failure.
Are you IFR training?
@aadityaslg you can do spins in 172 in the US, it’s not required for private pilot but I think it is for IFR or commercial.
way to take a person in the backseat moron
@buddym29 The FAA doesn’t require spin training for the PP certification. Only spin awareness training.
@martay2 Wrong. Spin prohibition is dependent on the aircraft manufacturer, not the government.
you dont know what you are talkin’ about. dickweed
actually its part of training. to learn how to correct them.
I cant speak for all 172’s, but the 172SP can if its in the utility category.
aadityaslg…. all canadian registerd aircraft must be capeable of completing a safe recovery from a spin… it is a part of the pilot basic training and all pilots must perform a spin and recovery safely… a c 172 is fully capeable of spinning and recovery…
you can pratice spins in a 172 many 172s are used for arobatics
Actually, many 172s are certified for intentional spins. Few are not. The 172 Cutlass RG is not. I did my CFI spin training in a 172. Just needs to be in the utility category and rear seats empty.