Originally Posted by
mikearuba
As long as the CG is within the envelope, does that mean that spins are always recoverable?
I ask because I'm curious to know at what aft CG point does a spin in a 172 become unrecoverable. If its outside the envelope, no problem. Inside, well then that's something to think about!
Thank you!
I seem to remember something about "3 turns", as if the aircraft was only certified/demonstrated to recover from spins of 3 turns, no more. That could be a problem if true. From personal experience, some of them are very "spin resistant", and some with just the right CG and conditions/loading can be a wild ride, although none enter "easily". If you ever do this from a stall something is extremely wrong, I had one time I thought my student's actions were actually starting a spin during one, so I slammed the yoke forward to decrease the AOA, way more important than slamming the rudder.