The study found that only 7.1 percent of the aircraft involved in the stall/spin accidents definitely started the stall/spin from an altitude of greater than 1,000 feet agl. An ASI study of 465 fatal stall/spin accidents that occurred from 1991 through 2000 showed that at least 80 percent of the accidents started from an altitude of less than 1,000 feet agl, the usual traffic pattern altitude. ![]() lead, Canada and the United Kingdom dropped spin demonstrations for non-CFI check rides for the same reasons.Īlthough the total number of stall/spin accidents has dropped dramatically since 1949, those that do occur usually start at low altitudes. The rationale for eliminating spins was that emphasis on stall recognition and recovery would provide more benefit than skill in spin recovery. The FAA eliminated spin demonstrations by most pilot applicants in 1949, leaving only the CFI certificate with that requirement.
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