Practicing Spins in a Cessna

[69a96t]

haha !! looove spins ! scare the shit outa you at first but u get use to it ! cool video !!

[proxo1231]

I got here from the water baloon then the bullet trought the wine then the dog chasing a wild animal

[etiennesnyman]

Great video, thanks for uploading!

[rayraychapman]

I love spins and stalls. Much fun to be had in a 150.

[vettefever333]

Just my curiosity but is this video of two different spins? I count 3 revolutions from the external video but 2 from the view from the PIC video in the last third.

[mtcaving]

@vettefever333

Yeah, you're correct, they were both taken with the same camera inside the same plane, on the same flight. The inside view is a spin of my plane, the external perspective is another instructor and student.

[vettefever333]

LOVE the video. I am a pilot up in Ontario. Used to take a little 150 Aerobat out and do spins, stalls. I have never seen what it looked like from an outside perspective. Thanks for letting me know what it looks like. I lived every second of the video pulling off the power, taking her up till she stalled and kicking the rudder over to go down into the spin and recovering. People go to the safe roller coaster for their thrills. VERY VERY VERY few will ever know the rush of this. So cool man.

[gfunkel200]

how close to Vne were you?

[mtcaving]

@gfunkel200

Didn't really get all that close; may have topped out at ~115/120

Vne on that plane is ~150kts

[pmitko]

@mtcaving I believe while you'er in a spin the speed is very low, 60-70 knots maybe. in the recovery once you kick in opposite rudder you pick up a bit more speed but again not too much maybe 100-110 knots. On a C172 Vne is 162 knots. Now if you do spiral dives Vne comes very fast indeed

[gfunkel200]

wow man, thats a great shot. It makes it so much easier to visualize - seeing it from that perspective that is.

[ricvonzipper]

I remember taking my buddy Byron out to do some spin recoverys. When I said, "well, Byron, are you ready to do some spins?", he replied, "I think maybe next time". To which I replied, "I don't think so......I think maybe THIS time". After it was over, he wanted to do it again.

[assman12354]

are spins legal in a 172 right now?

[dicentim1]

@assman12354  this is a good question :)

[HeyItsMeBC]

@assman12354 Above 1,000ft AGL and oly when the plane's in the utility catagory

[HeliFlightRCU]

What's the speed of the aircraft while pulling out of the dive?

[madzane94]

Daaaamnnnn.

[fernandopilot]

VERY GOOD VIDEO!!

[Chronikhit]

I'm quite certain this is the best spin video I've seen on youtube. Nice job, you guys captured it very well :)

[bkayani79]

What was the initial altitude before the spin? I did not 172 is approved for spins. But very nice video. Thanks for sharing.

[mtcaving]

@bkayani79

~7500-8000 if I remember correctly.

The wheat fields you see below are at about 4600.

[HeyItsMeBC]

@bkayani79 Above 1,000ft AGL and oly when the plane's in the utility catagory

[palindrome1959]

Sweet!!!

[SkyHawk172Channel]

That was so cool!

[TheFsReview]

dam i would get one of those motion sickness watches from the pilot store before i tried this!

[FoulOwl]

"Hey where did that 1000 ft go? It was there a second ago."

[3IDLukeK]

i always get motion sickness during power on stalls, makes all the other manuevers unfun

[spudsmac0]

friggin Bozeman vor. I saw that too many times for the written test. haha

[myrandomspaces]

8000 ft

[sideeways]

I have this lesson tomorow. GOODLUCK TO ME! GREAT video!!

[IRproductionstudios]

howd your spin training go

[Jcoetzee91]

Awsome... That was the best exercise ever!!!

[barfzap]

Were you guys flting with Aero Flight School?

[mtcaving]

Not quite, I've seen them there, but it was with a private instructor and a personally owned aircraft.

[KittyBoodles]

This is neat to see from the outside view - I normally just see it from the inside. :)  I fly a Tomahawk, now those are a blast to spin! Good luck on getting your ticket. :)

[Racefangirl99]

I'm sure they're fun, they look like it. But I'm scared to do it! I'm sure that I'll like it though once I do it though. I'm all for this kinda crazy stuff, lol. It just takes some prodding to get me started.

[pilotmanmax]

Wow the the stall test I did today was enough! I am dreading this!

[MrOpcode]

They're not that bad from the inside. Just remember not to yank the controls when coming out of the dive (when speed is above Va) or you might rip off the elevator =D. Did your instructor at least demo it for next lesson?

[pilotmanmax]

Yes he did a demo of a power on stall. I have a weak stomach though:P

[BlogLegend]

I was dreading it too but after my instructor took me through the first one, I couldn't stop laughing. Went from dreading to saying, "one more!, one more!"

[pilotmanmax]

Thanks:)

[gnarly001]

once you get to cfi school you get to do them

[McSpooner]

hah!

these things are SO much fun to do.

we practiced these for my license training about 2 weeks ago and it blew me away

[gangstercrewowns]

makes me wish i had my pilots liscense

[mdidaho]

Great video

[BMWSkippy]

I took my pilots license and yes, Canadians are required to do spins. It happens around the five hours of flight mark.

[MrOpcode]

Its part of the training, but not required during the flight test unless you're doing Canadian CPL.

[attackkitty]

Spins are so fun!

[arykk]

ok, I just started my training and I am quite scared of getting to this lesson.

[gee07060]

spins aren't in the training. the closet you will come to a spin is doing power on stalls

[hockeyoy99]

True, except I believe Canada flight training requires spin training for the private pilot equivalent.  Could be from there...

[ClancD]

If you are in the US then you aren't required to do spins for your PPL, just spin awareness, which is basically just knowing how not to get into one.

Just remember, when you are doing stalls, KEEP THE BALL CENTERED!

[SkiAv8or]

They used to be required but they ended up killing more people than the training saved, Personally I think spins are fun, I've done them with my CFI

[ClancD]

Yeah they do look like fun. From what I know of stall recovery it's pretty straight forward, as long as there is enough altitude between you and the ground...

[taylorlawrence333]

!!!!!!!

[TKDberry]

Yikes! It looks worse from the outside.

[CaptainRon1913]

Great Vid. Been there done that. FUN !

[stalwart911]

Just lovely.

[evergreencreativeart]

Wow, so beautiful:) Courageous soul you are:)

[gbotherapist]

Oh man, that brings back memories. Especially the stall warning - I'd forgotten jut how anxiety invoking that sound was. First time I spun was scary, by the time I got licensed I loved em. Thanks for sharing this!

[unclebobscloset]

amazing video! i've never seen this from the outside. great job!

[tjodalv44]

Great video! I've done these many times but the perspective you get from another plane at about the same altitude is definately unique!

[strimmer73]

Done this plenty of times in a simulator, but never for real! Great stuff!!

[chrisdjonestube]

Im doing my pilots license. Watching that video gives me the same horrible feeling in my gut as doing it for real!

[brockkwatsonn]

Wow that looks intense,but next week im starting to do spins,Looks like spirals and stalls we're terrified but it wasn't that scary,hopefully the spins is the same:)

[bgrassguy17]

this is the best spin video ive seen yet... very nice...

[1moredayof]

I wish I could still rent a plane for $20 an hour.

[bgrassguy17]

haha i wish i was around when plane rental was that much! i pay 117 an hour for a 172.. plus the 35 and hr for instruction and the 10 dollar fuel surcharge lol

[sraf88]

abolutely amaizing...man from me only 5 stars,and a free drink if we meet someday :))

great video,did never seen such as...

[psilosome]

Outstanding job on the video.

[bmx4evr632]

nice job man  5 stars

[djsnowman06]

man iwish i could keep flying but its too expensive for a college student

[kevinthewid]

reading some of your comments i'm surprised that i got shown spins right around the time they let me fly solo! not learning how to get out of one and not freak out is dangerous i think

[qwerty28637]

I finally got to do my first spin today!!!! I was doing my stage 2 check for my private and the examiner was like "wanna try a spin?" hahaha it was craaaaazzzzyyyy!!!!

[Rickenbacker69]

It's just very cool to see it spin from the outside. I've only ever seen it from the inside :).

[joy2fly05]

well that wasn't nearly as bad as I expected it to be, although I still got sick...but at least the "instructional proficiency in spins" endorsement is done.

[jake100500600700]

If you are becoming an instructor I really wish you did not feel that way about spins. Avoiding spins means you will avoid them as an instructor, which is bad because students need to feel like their instructor is competent in ALL phases of flight, and a spin is just a phase of flight.

Please take an areobatics introductory course so that you will come to trust the airplane and yourself more.

[joy2fly05]

ahhh, sorry for the confusion, my comment was referring to motion sickness, not fear. because it's been so long since i've flown aerobatics, my tolerance for 3 to 5 turn fully developed spins, which is what my school trains to, was lost, and just watching spin videos can be enough to make me feel ill. don't worry, i'm fully proficient :) --newly minted MEI/CFII

[joy2fly05]

I've got spin training for my CFI endorsement later this afternoon. It's been almost 5 months since my last aerobatic flight and watching this just makes me sick to my stomach. Where'd my sense of adventure go?

[PA28140]

My very first spin was during my 3rd lesson, and it went just like that. I remember looking up at the ground... After recovery, my instructor asked if I was O.K.?? I said "can we do that again???"

[TTandN]

HOLY CRAP i knew they did spins but i geuss ive never watched one from the outside

WOW

[juanjcabral]

aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhh??

[Andresmetal2]

PETER man!! hahaha

[JETZcorp]

I'd like to see someone try this in an F-104. No wait, I ammend my statement. I would like to see Kent Hovind attempt this in an F-104. I don't think anyone's done it twice, if you get my meaning.

[redwyvernridermike]

Spins are always fun! I just did my first spin today and it was great fun!

[imatvokid]

I'll just your word for it on the fun part...lol

[imatvokid]

OH MY GOODNESS! I would of everything but this!!!..lol..never ending with you! :)

[mtcaving]

Aww come on, this was darn fun.

[comcfi]

oh so you're the guy that kept following me around when i was practicing spins.

[whuffie]

Awesome! I was at the airshow in Bozo in 1984. The Air Force Thunderbirds were there. Dang near got hitched to a girl from Belgrade, too. At the time I lived in Billings.

[1TmH1]

that looks more like a cessna 172..and those insipiant stalls are so much fun

[surfcosta720]

looks more like a steep spiral than a spin

[redfox435cat]

it a 152

[mtcaving]

I am in a 152. The white aircraft you see spinning is a 172.

[someonespadre]

It's a bit blurry but I would say that is a C152.

C150s spun nicely; C152 has a bit more weight in the nose so it takes a little bit more encouragement to get it to spin. Naturally it prefers to go left.

It's been a while; spinning was one of the things I enjoyed. Showed a kid onetime how to do it. I had to stop him after 5 or 6 because he was making me sick having fun.

-Dave CFI

[joemania12]

this is so much fun

[srodriguez54]

No, its either a 72 or 82 , not a 52 , trust me ive flown c152s and 72s and this is definitely not a 52.

[camorton]

I was replying to mees5 below who said he spun his 182 w/ his instructor. Comment didn't get attached right.

[avi8r2007]

wow, very interesting, would be great to see a spin from another aircaft like that.

[AuburnPilot]

Spins are a TUN of fun!

[Distraction141]

In the US it is required that you demonstrate how to recover from the spin for your CFI/II.

A nice recovery in the video by the way. :)

[comradeboris]

very nice recovery.....and nice day by the looks of it too!

[mtcaving]

Quite a few days in BZN turn out that way. The density altitude can be a killer in the summer though.

[mojmailtok]

Great vid :)

Is it common to practise spins like that? Or is it some special training?

[mtcaving]

It is not uncommom during tranining to deliberatly enter a spin to get used to the disorenting effects and learn recovery techniques, but I don't think it is required.

[mtcaving]

(for a private certificate)

[fiegenm]

In the USA it is not practiced for Private Pilot. You just have to have the knowledge on the recovery. In Canada training is required for Private Pilot.

[jmitterii2]

I think it should be required in the US as well. Practicing stalls, it's not that hard to end up spinning the aircraft--especially stalls with a turn. or like me, who forgets to begin the turn before initiated the stall-- whoopsy!

[fiegenm]

yes I agree too but they got rid of the requirement b/c of insurance reasons. So now I will just go take a safety course to practice recovery sometime or a aerobatic course. Best subsitute you can do to learn it.

[stayathome11]

nice entry, beautiful recovery...

[stuga]

damn i wish my instructor would have showen me a spin now after watching this. is it pretty much a stall with left rudder to enter?

[Cally460]

Textbook recovery... excellent training video..

Ben

[tngoatee]

Nice job! That stall warning indicator always sounds so scary the first time you hear it.

[7amsays]

whats that sqealing noise?

[mtcaving]

That would be the stall horn, that warns you so this kind of thing (normally) won't happen unless you want it to.

[Icarus08854]

That is the most amazing thing I have seen here on youtube.

Watching a spin near from the outside..

Text book recovery, just like the Jeppesen

manual. Thanks for uploading, very nice video XD

[pacificblue737]

Very interesting. I remember my training years ago, must go up again some day in a small craft and make a video to put up here. We used to get 3 cessna's airborne and 2 of 3 would spin in formation, never got it on video. Will do it again some day to put up on here :) Well done Mtcaving

[genozidex]

spin's are required training for the private pilots license in canada.

[mees5]

Yes, i get to do a spin today in training!! in the 182 though so its a little bit different but still exciting!

[camorton]

182s are NOT approved for spins. I'd find a new instructor if yours isn't aware of this.

[cujo665]

It's at 150/152 - get your planes straight

[Motox369]

And also Australia

[despain76]

to spin most 172's you'll need to enter a spin from a power-on stall. Stall the plane, pull full back on the yoke and kick the left rudder. Pull the power out. To get out, yoke forward and right rudder. FUN!

[Skunkowork]

1. Stall and add rudder.

2. Power out,yoke neutral, full opposite rudder, pull out..easy and fun ;)

[McDowellW]

I love doing thoose

again, good to see form outside

[ljdykes]

Fabulous! Great to see how it looks from the outside!

[GeneralSirDouglasMcA]

I don't know how you get into the spin, but to get out of it, don't you just put the yolk into neutral? (neither up or down?) If you keep pulling up, I think that makes it keep spinning.

[Motox369]

Yes you're right. For a stall spin yoke to neutral and correct aircraft using rudder then gently pull out of the dive. Using ailerons to maintain level flight during a slow stall will cause a spin by slowing one wing, increasing speed in the other and therefore lift on that wing inverting the plane a into a flat spin.

[whuffie]

Spin training is a huge boost to confidence. It's worth doing! KUDOS! "Why is the world going round and round?" (smirk)

[Shenzhenfootball]

first time saw a spin in another plane. Good video!

[comicus59718]

It doesn't seem that bad when you are the one doing it...

[N6269E]

I always wondered what it look like from the outside... nice video!

[blizzue]

nice video!

[sombrero53]

not insane flight buddy, it is normal practicing of recovery off a spin. Mandatory for every commercial pilot license. I did a lot of those when I was learning how to fly. In Katana DA 20 it is a lot more violent than in cessna, especialy the begining and the recovery... keep going training buddies, wish you nice kiss landings!

[qflyer]

Not required for commercial license, but it is required during CFI training.

[jmr604]

In Canada its required for commercial training.

[aawaheed]

f'ing insane