SPIN TRAINING SYLLABUS
Ron Dillard, ATP
GROUND PORTION:
Fill out client paperwork; Review the handouts; Spins and
Unusual Attitude Recovery and Spin recovery techniques.
Review the Bellanca Citabria. 1 hour
FLIGHT PORTION:
Period 1
Taxi, run-up, take off and fly to practice area — 20 minutes
Demonstrate recovery from nose high pre-stall
attitude. Client practice recovery from nose
high pre-stall attitude.
Demonstrate recovery from nose low attitude
resulting from spin recovery. Client practice
recovery from nose low attitude resulting from
spin recovery.
Demonstrate recovery from uncoordinated stall.
Client practice recovery from uncoordinated
stall. Demonstrate recovery from incipient spin.
Client practice recovery from incipient spin. — 50 minutes
Return to airport, taxi and shutdown. — 20 minutes
Total time for period 1 — 1.5 hours
Period 2
Taxi, run-up, take off and fly to practice area — 20 minutes
Review maneuvers from Period 1 — 15 minutes
Demonstrate recovery from one turn spin and
resultant dive. Client practice recovery from
one turn spin and resultant dive. Demonstrate
recovery from established spin and resultant
dive. Client practice recovery from established
spin and resultant dive. Review all. — 35 minutes
Return to airport, taxi and shutdown. — 20 minutes
Total time for period 2 — 1.5 hours
COURSE HOURS: GROUND 1 HOUR
FLIGHT 3 HOURS
TOTAL 4 HOURS