Return-Path: Received: from [65.33.162.117] (account ) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro WebUser 4.0b6) with HTTP id 1688103 for ; Wed, 14 Aug 2002 19:44:57 -0400 From: "Marvin Kaye" Subject: Re: [LML] Re: aerobatics To: lml X-Mailer: CommuniGate Pro Web Mailer v.4.0b6 Date: Wed, 14 Aug 2002 19:44:57 -0400 Message-ID: In-Reply-To: <006d01c243d5$37b9be50$372f6bc6@COLORADO> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="ISO-8859-1"; format="flowed" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Posted for "David Lowry" : I am not an expert so I have a dumb question. I had always assumed that an aircraft with a forward cg would be more able to recover from a spin since it would be less likely to spin flat and with the nose down could get the airspeed to recover. Why is the heavier engine bad since the cg is "more likely" to be forward? David Lowry > I explored spins in both the factory 235 and my 320. I determined that > with wing fuel spins might not be recoverable after one turn. also the > heavier the engine the worse this would be. Check out the dream catcher