CONTENTS FEATURES 34 COVER STORY » SPINNING 101 Recovery procedures that work- and ones that don't. Stalls form the edge of the comfort zone because a spin could be lurking around the corner-spin training turns that corner into a safe, relaxed environment. By Catherine Cavagnaro flighttraining.aopa.org VOLUME.26 / NUMBER 9 09.14 40 TO SPIN OR NOT TO SPIN Were early aviators asking the right question? Sixty-five years after spin training was removed from the flight training curriculum, the question still lingers. By Kevin D. Murphy 44 THREE WAYS TO SPIN These airplanes will spin you right 'round and 'round and 'round... Here are three of the most popular spin machines. By Flight Training staff 48 TECHNIQUE Snap rolls A spin on a different plane. By Ian J. Twombly See page 34 "THERE IS NOTHING LIKE GOING OVER THE EDGE TO RECOGNIZE AND APPRECIATE THE EDGE ITSELF." -CATHERINE CAVAGNARO TO SPIN OR NOT TO SPIN? PONDERING AN AGE-OLD QUESTION 09.14 ABOUT THE COVER » Chris Rose created this photo illustration of a Legend Cub in a spin. flighttraining.aopa.org OVER THE EDGE MASTERING THE OF THE SPIN p. 34ART SPECIA L ISS UE SP IN FOCU S S AIRCRAFT TO FLIP OVER BEST FOR THE TEST p. 44 SPIN KING 81 TURNS IN 3 MINUTES p. 64 SEPTEMBER 2014 FLIGHT TRAINING /1 p. 40http://flighttraining.aopa.org