That's a bit of a blanket statement. Several certified light aircraft (Grumman Yankee, and Cirrus SR-20/22 come to mind) are no spin aircraft that tend to go flat and become unrecoverable. Spin recovery for the Cirrus is to pull the BRS.
Having said that, I have spun my KR. It was actually recorded on video and appeared in a 1999 art video by Simone Aaberg Kærn. Unfortunately, I don't have a copy. I was flying formation in the KR with a Cub who kept slowing more and more. I intentionally spun to the right away from the formation. It was captured on video from the Cub. I don't recall any anomolies or difficulties in recovering. However, I will add the caveat that my KR probably has the CG a bit more forward than most which generally aids in spin/stall recovery. Jeff Scott ------- > Only the canard planes (mainly Rutan designs) won't spin. If you don't know how to recover the KR, you have a reasonable chance of becoming one of the statistics of those who die due to a low altitude spin. A few jets (T-38) aren't spun because they flame out almost immediately, so the only recourse is to punch out after 1.5 turns. The KR2 or S do not fall in either of these categories. Nor is either model close to the short coupling of the famed GeeBee of the 30's which made spin recovery nearly impossible. Larry Severson ________________________________________________________________ The best thing to hit the Internet in years - Juno SpeedBand! Surf the Web up to FIVE TIMES FASTER! Only $14.95/ month - visit www.juno.com to sign up today!
