Dana M. Hague  wrote in
news:1o15p3pprbp4uela4j9fvhj14kmppfbgvd{at}4ax.com: 

> On Thu, 17 Jan 2008 14:45:39 +0000 (UTC), Bertie the Bunyip 
> wrote:
> 
>>...Swept fin 150s will only do three turns for the most part 
>>and 152s even less. 
> 
> I beg to differ.  I've done up to 12 turns in C-150's (could have been
> a 152, it's been a long time), no trouble at all.
> 
> Back when I was learning, I asked my instructor to teach me spins
> (this was in 150's).  Not just "demonstrating", he had me doing 3 turn
> spins and recoveries myself... and told me (with a smile, knowing that
> the 17 year old kid I was would do whatever I damm well pleased) not
> to do them solo.
> 
> Did 20 turns once in my T-Craft... and on another occasion spun the
> T-Craft down through an overcast when I got stuck on top ('bout 8
> turns as I recall).
> 


Yeah, that used to be a common way for airmail pilots to get down through a 
layer. 


Bertie
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