Originally Posted by
cardiomd
I go up and spin Super-D's occasionally, got my tailwheel endorsement a long time ago, makes one a better pilot. You can guarantee I'm going to fly a plane that can't recover from a spin, and does things like Shyguy's accident post, in a much different way than a decathlon. I wouldn't do steep banks or load the wing close to the ground, but again I safely would do this in a plane I'm very familiar with and has benign approach to stall characteristics.
I have never gotten into an inadvertent spin or stall, its not something I worry about-fly within the limits of the aircraft. I did steep turns, stalls and pattern work with a couple hundred students in the Cirrus. I never had a problem. Apparently the safety record isn't as clear cut as I had thought, but my experience indicated nothing inherently unsafe about the aircraft, even when flown by brand new pilots.