Cessna 150 Spin instruction

[@Spyke-lz2hl]

Much better instructor than I was, so thorough and patient. I enjoyed my time instructing, and I think my students did too, but I always felt like I could do better than I was. She is what I wish I would’ve been, in that sense. Nice job to both of you. Being a humble student ready to learn, is just as important. A great instructor with a brick for a student is as bad as a bad instructor with someone who is thirsty to learn.

[@buridah328]

How much do lessons cost these days

[@thetaxman5302]

@@buridah328 $75/hour for the instructor and $230/hour for a c172 incl fuel

[@Paiadakine]

I’m glad in the late 70’s spins were part of the regiment for ppl.

[@kevinmarsden1439]

The scary thing is the loss of about 500ft on the first spin(and close to 700ft on his second attempt) ... shows you that on the base-to-final turn speed and attitude control is vital, no amount of spin recovery training will help you if she flicks with you down low ... marvelous instructor/student co-ordination throughout 👏

[@rogerbrady1578]

This brings back memories when I did spins in the late 60s. We did a full power and full flaps it took about 5 turns to recover. I was told later it was an Inverted spin? I'm 78 now and this brought it all back. Thank you

[@douglasmcintyre3297]

I really enjoyed this. It reminded me so much of my own flight training during the summer of 1974.

[@rogerdickinson920]

Douglas McIntyre Same hear, same year in Victoria.

[@RollTide8569]

This should be required for PPL in the US.

[@rogue8853]

NO!

[@RollTide8569]

Sam Roque Why not?

[@rogue8853]

it should be encouraged and more available but required? that makes training more expensive for everyone and theres no clear data that suggests that it stops fatalities. The vast majority of spin/deaths happen in the pattern. and usually DW to Base or final. which makes it closer to 500ft. most will never recover 500ft in a full spin. putting yourself into a spin on purpose is one thing, but to botch the stall recovery and wind up in a spin is another. More training is always good. but to make it required is stretching sometimes.

[@Ichibuns]

Before maneuvers are done solo, they really need to be done. Just about any instructor can tell you about a time that a student has put them into a spin. It's not really more expensive to do. If you're in the utility category of an airplane that is rated for it. It takes no time at all and is pretty uneventful. Also, in IMC it's definitely a thing to consider.

[@Mike-01234]

@@Ichibuns I think upset recovery is more useful should be required.

[@20121961]

My instructor was never that good, and nor was I, as an instructor! This was great! Took me back to getting my instructor licence in the USA, too many years ago. (Didn't need spins for the CPL) Loved it! Thanks.

[@squangan]

Learned spins and spiral dives getting my licence through the VFC at Victoria, BC in 1990. I enjoyed them and always looked forward to doing them both with the instructor and while flying solo.

[@daffidavit]

You have one of the few YT videos where it is finished correctly. You finish your spin in a CLIMB attitude and then go full power. Most other videos, people just bring the nose level and overspeed the prop or else only go to cruise power. One purpose of practicing stalls and spins is to get away from the ground after recovery. It's good to make it automatic IMHO

[@louigee1450]

Yes. This exactly. I miss this training being part of the American PPL

[@mytube082007]

That was awesome! Student and the instructor were fun and informative to watch.

[@deathstrike]

My instructor was a hardass especially in stalls and spin training. Considering that you should basically never encounter a spin, and to make matter worse some aircraft are not even rated for spins at all like the Grumman American AA-5 . Let that bird get into a spin beyond I believe it's 3 rotations, you just signed your will. But in retrospect, I'm glad he taught me stall and spin recovery. Better to know how to do it than face being in one and NOT knowing how. That and crosswind landings are a solid test of man vs nature. As in: "It isn't natural to fly" we aren't given wings, so we need clunky cans with props, turbines, and now electrics to hopefully keep us up and in the air. But since flying isn't natural ,you need to be the master of your airplane. It doesn't fly you ,you fly it and if you make a mistake? The results speak for themselves. That was the most important lesson my Flight Instructor always stresses. Always keep control of your airplane, no matter what.

[@drguffey]

Although not a requirement, my flight school in Concord Ca did spin training anyway. One of the 150's (this was in 1977) had tumbled gyro's so the did spin training in it. Great fun once I realized how quickly they recover.

[@robertlafnear4865]

BEST training ever... after getting my PPL I was up doing some stalls pre landing back at my local airport and DARN ... the wing dipped and over I went.... but..... instantly remembering what I read about spins I did the full forward yoke , spin stopped , speed came up and I flew out of it................. A MUST TRAINING for all new pilots.

[@DiMeCard]

December 1991 - First flying lesson my instructor wanted to get the measure of what kind of student I was going to be. He let me fly the 152 off the runway at Fort Pierce Int'l Fla and he was itching to have some fun and try and scare the cr@p out of me so he asked me if he could demo a spin telling me it wasn't required for FAA PPL as it was considered the "risks of the maneuver outweigh the learning benefits". I thought why not, my theory being it would be a cure for nerves. George took it up to 6,000 ft entered the spin and I had a nice view of the orange groves out of the front windshield until my field of view shifted to the cabin ceiling, my head back as we pulled out of the spin at 2,000 ft. Not sure how many rotations and how many G's but it took a while to wipe the smile of my face.

[@SoloPilot6]

In a plane with a stick, you make a "figure 9" (or upside-down figure 9, depending on turn direction). With the 150's yoke, you are doing the same basic movement.

[@wrex1377]

The 150 is a dream to fly. Controls are like butter!

[@ianmcgarrigle8492]

Spin it and the wings fall off. Not a good outcome.

[@Imranfeta-R7]

I have my spins tomorrow this comforted me a lot 😃

[@dodge25]

how was the spins? :)

[@markoneill9346]

Hold it for tree rotations and you will feel it bite into the spin, an interesting technique for spin recovery in the 150/152 is to just let go of the controls, it takes a bit of nerve, but it works, if you leave 2000 rpm set it does a lovely pseudo flat spin, then just close the throttle and the nose will drop into a regular spin, those little aeroplanes are so unestimated and so much fun to fly. We use two acrobats for AUPRT training, I love them

[@markfox1545]

Tree?🌲

[@markfox1545]

Unestimated? Do you mean underestimated? You think sales in the millions for over half a century means they're underestimated? Weirdo.

[@Sumtoshi]

The USA doesn’t require spin training. Oh what a few basic minutes could do for saving pilots lives yearly.

[@sacharcpn9775]

this is why in usa you have more crash

[@alqumran5379]

Spinning knowledge is vital for any rank of pilot. Above we see basic spinning, but there is a lot more to spinning then the movie above. Payload is a big isssue.high speed stall recovery vital to become really aware of the dangers. Recovery speed is a big debate. High speed stall in recovery, very tricky. The fatal mistake is transferring the knowledge to another airframe. retired CPL.

[@eagleviewhd]

Used to love doing spins in Cessna 150. More fun than a rollercoaster. To recover from spin, just pull feet off of the rudder pedals. Learned to fly at Albrook AFB Aero Club in Panama in 1969.

[@DavidKozinski]

All part of proper training. More knowledge to help in a time of real trouble.

[@rezamostafid8810]

Home sweet home...just saw Constance Bay in the distance.....wondering which flight training outfit the crew and the aircraft is from?...( Ottawa Flying Club, Rockliffe, Carp? ....) ......

[@joenenninger971]

This will be controversial but simple, moderate g (1-2.5) aero (barrel roll, loop, chandelles, C8s) works in 150/172s with no more stress than spins.

[@zack4377]

they should do stall recovery for ppl in the US too honestly. get rid of S turns or something put this on the ACS. A very necessary maneuver ALL pilots should be comfortable with

[@kream926]

(1200 hr dual given just for credibility) 3000' safe enough for spin training? I was never comfortable below 5000. Look at it this way in terms of ALT loss per spin; Turn 1 - ~500 (ALT remaining 2500) turn 2 - ~ 700 (1800' remain) Turn 3 - ~ 900(?) - (900 remain) Is that comfortable enough for you?

[@cotyvegh5865]

awesome instructor! she definitely has to be in the airlines by now

[@timber452]

Ha, she is with an airline. Many a time I was flying home to Ottawa from New York and I would hear her voice and see her as we deplaned!

[@soving]

Too funny, random click only to spot Constance Bay at the start... Right over my home. Great vid.

[@oussamac8744]

Thank you for an informative and clear video.

[@erickborling1302]

Start at at least 5,000 agl if you're new to spinning. They were 4,000 msl, not sure of the surface elevation.

[@easttexan2933]

I remember my first one......absolutely scared the crap out of me. I got through them but I can tell you for sure, I didn't practice them lol. I am not an unusual attitude kinda pilot lol

[@RaterisimoCBA]

Great video and instruction, so positive and good vibes !

[@maestromarcelominal2247]

Very interesting. Reminds me of my firsts lessons concerning stall, back in Private Pilot days

[@craighatzi6559]

I was 15 and did my first spin,I laughed so hard Clarence,my instructor had to recover after 8 revs.Yeah we had plenty of altitude and I had tons of fun

[@jnb894]

Currently doinCurrently doing my PPL, 10 flights so far and my instructor made a demo of a spin. We did 3 and man oh man I was sacred, I litteraly panicked for a brief moment. 3rd spin I was less scared but still, quite a lot. The day after, went for another flight and just hearing the stall buzzer was frightening me, so we only practiced stalls... Too scared to get a downward spiral demo... The worst part to me is the spin start phase... I don't know how I will overcome this... Maybe I can't... Not a rollercoster guy right off the bat so... Damn it... I love aviation and everything around it but maybe piloting, is not, afterall, for me... Well done there tho, great control of the aircraft and well recovered.

[@oussamac8744]

Come on, you will manage it. Have confidence on yourself and try to only think about the very moment, not "what would happen if". Good luck friend.

[@headdown1]

Pilot training might well take you outside your comfort zone, but that is not a good reason to give it up. Think of spin training as insurance. It's something you need to have before a possible disaster strikes. I got my PPL in Canada and I can't imagine facing a spin situation for the first time in an actual emergency. The spins I did taught me to be methodical and unemotional in my recovery. I'm also a skydiver, and I think of this state of mind as being in the "astronaut zone". Like an astronaut, fear is not going to help you or make you safer during the actual event. It is only going to distract you from the task at hand, and is therefore counter - productive. The best way that I found to deal with my own fears has been to simply change the channel in my mind. When the fearful thoughts begin before a spin, force yourself to instead mentally rehearse what it is you need to do to recover. Think abut the mechanics of what you about to do. Intentionally change you thought process from one that is not helpful at all, to a thought process that not only is helpful, but also one that is a distraction from your fearful thoughts. It works for me anyway...

[@adrianamendoza3095]

This is what I dread. I hope I don’t faint while I learn this with my instructor.

[@germanstorms2785]

I didnt even know this wasnt requiree in the us. Here in Germany (for a Sailplane Pilots License) you need to do this at 3 diffrent days!

[@taytayflyfly7291]

sailplanes are typically rated for maneuvers such as spins where aircraft operating in the normal category in the US are not.

[@roberthorvath9784]

I miss it so so much

[@stevemoerman6327]

re: comment at 2:00 about the 150 coming out of the spin as soon as you switch up the rudder... Try a few more turns. Full opposite rudder alone does absolutely nothing in an established spin until you actually break the stall first.

[@sunnygurl336]

O man on my second flight my instructor stalled the plane and I just felt the same feeling when I watched this

[@troyc333]

I understand his way of thinking. "I need to get out of this situation FAST". She's obviously comfortable pulling this maneuver, but to someone who is not use to it would be very alarming.

[@MhmmdAydn]

I like the camera angle

[@kaswhite1380]

Yea did lots of em too in Cessna 150 s way back in 1969 when I got my PPL with the Greenwood Flying Club at CFB Greenwood, N. S., Canada The C 150 has to be the easiest and most fun thing to fly on earth !

[@willowglenn]

Got my glider pilot licence there.

[@Plowman360]

wait a second, this is the Ottawa Practice Area! I thought I recognized the lake and the bay. I finished my training out of RFC, guessing this is OFC/OAS

[@timber452]

Correct. Ottawa Flying Club

[@willowglenn]

Got my PPL flying out of Pembroke. I wonder if our cross-country (Arnprior) would have crossed over?

[@Plowman360]

@@willowglenn Definitely crossed over!

[@jtkent28]

Aw c'mon get a few more turns in on those spins : )

[@MrBangla11]

The mighty 150

[@tommyjordan854]

This could make me nervous if I'm asked to do this when I start flying soon, yet it seems very simple to recover. Im sure il be fine. I may not even have to do this..... and I'm cool with that. Lol.

[@ericwoy4132]

That was cool!

[@Yellow_cub]

Good instruction

[@wdcapl]

It has not been mentioned, but it's fairly difficult to stall a 150. This is why the guys forced it during the training with left-rudder. Nice stuff

[@Virginia91]

Only time I did a spin was when my instructor accidentally got into one demonstration a stall. Scared the crap outta me. When from 2500 feet to 1500 in seconds

[@santiagokiwi3187]

In my country, that's quite illegal haha. Stalls should be fully recovered before 2500' the fact your instructor even demonstrated a stall starting at 2500' isn't really good..

[@oriongrandjean5255]

Nice ramcharger

[@owenjc9132]

I'm so scared for this lesson

[@d234baum]

I remember my first spin, was crazy.

[@quantomic1106]

I remember accidentally going into a spin when practicing slow flight. Almost shit myself.

[@Xkh514]

How much G’s of force in the spin?

[@harryroberts388]

Negative g

[@FlyingWildAZ]

I've got a lot of Cessna 150 spins on my channel.

[@markdpua]

This looks like a 152?

[@timber452]

Correct. A nice 152 ... only 50 years old

[@markdpua]

@@timber452 yea because the 150 looks older and has a round ish shape panel lol

[@airraptor]

600 feet gone in three seconds

[@peterkumar7080]

Going in stall are scary whit Cessna 172

[@MorganCarney1]

wait how did he put himself in a spin? is he doing something with the rudder?

[@XplaneStudiosHD]

Morgan Carney full left rudder in a stall stalls your left wing and spins you

[@kaswhite1380]

Yea you go power off with wings level, to a stall, controls all the way back, at the stall (you should be in level flight) you go full either left or right rudder. And you'll drop off into a spin. Nothing to it.

[@eagleviewhd]

Yes have to apply rudder to spin this plane, and just center rudder and it will stop spinning.

[@Ichibuns]

BOTH wings have to stall for a spin. You have to put one wing farther into the stall than the other. Eagle View HD is incorrect about recovery. Power Out immediately. Aileron neutral. Opposite rudder. With opposite rudder it will stop spinning pretty quickly in the Cessna. The idea is to be able to stop it quickly so you don't die when a spin is entered inadvertently. If you're in a 172, it's a lot of work to get into a spin. Those will pretty much recover themselves.

[@emaleonel7655]

Siento adrenalina de solo verlo

[@timber452]

estaba sudando

[@squidiebah]

Nice video!

[@d.n.3652]

They look scary, I’m just glad U.S PPL doesn’t require this

[@GZA036]

"fly your plane"

[@plebaroni3495]

I gotta do this today for the first time bruh

[@AwakenedSerenity]

Wow! great video, may I feature a part of it in one of my videos? (will of course link back to your video in the description!)

[@timber452]

Yes, no problem

[@prestontoborg4149]

How old is this instructor my god

[@Shizuma7775]

lady instructor

[@roberthorvath9784]

Many pilots on the American side don't know how to pull out of a spin

[@starallianceflyer7231]

Really Nice:))

[@ivorharris4200]

Sorry that is completely the WRONG way to teach/demonstrate a spin entry for purposes of spin recognition and avoidance (and subsequent recovery of course). Spin entry method used in training should always be off a slow over-ruddered (ie stalled skidding) gliding turn: THE WAY IT HAPPENS IN REAL LIFE!! As the Tiger Moth instructors used to drum into their students " don't stall and skid in a gliding turn, or for sure you'll crash and burn". This can also be turned into a good entry into a spiral dive by simply relaxing the back pressure on the elevator a little as the incipient spin transitions to the full spin, thereby providing a good demonstration of the differentiation of a spin from a spiral dive....critical of course for the recovery method to be applied.

[@luke.thedrifter2281]

That’s gonna scare the shit out of me..

[@MalachiWhite-tw7hl]

Does anyone think this is how Glen DeVries died?

[@sumtingwong5451]

It looks dangerous, but it seems like a necessary skill. But I'm still scared. I had no idea that such a small and weak aircraft could do this.

[@stanktail]

It's only dangerous either a) low altitude or b) poor pilotage

[@brucekather4732]

Small, but very stout airplane. Had to be to survive years of being beaten up by students

[@gulfstream7235]

150 is a piece of piss to spin, very stable, as is the 152. It's brother the 172 is even more docile.

[@Blacktopcowboy]

😵 I want to be a pilot but this terrifies me

[@JimForeman]

I was a CFI for years and in both airplanes and gliders and you can bet your boots that anyone I ever flew with got the full treatment in spin instruction. What the heck, I even talked an FAA check pilot into an inverted spin in a glider during a CFI recertification ride. The story is in my website, www.jimforeman.com Click on Flying and look for Short Tales

[@lucifermorningstar6126]

Who's this flirty instructor I'm a new 150 owner (25 year old Texan) and would love some "spin training" from her!?

[@airplaneramp]

WEEEEEEEE lol

[@luiscavalcanti3431]

Mommy’s doll horror short film is quite amateur. Ghastlier than the own story PS. I had to opine here due to comment section being turned off

[@spruill7716]

No thanks.

[@markfox1545]

Interesting, the UK PPL doesn't require actually entering a spin.