Include stall and spin avoidance manoeuvres in the PPL training syllabus
Implemented
Aviation L
Accident
28.1.2014
L2012-04/S3
Suosituksen perustelu
The PPL(A) syllabus stipulates flying a minimum of two hours of stall and spin avoidance training flights. It does not determine the number of successfully completed manoeuvres, variations theoreof, or the focus between different types of manoeuvres in training.
Recommendation
Safety Investigation Authority Finland recommends that the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) include a minimum number for both stall and spin avoidance manoeuvres in the PPL(A) flight training syllabus. As regards spin avoidance in particular, i.e. incipient spins, this is regarded as important.
Toimenpide-ehdotukset
The PPL(A) syllabus stipulates flying a minimum of two hours of stall and spin avoidance training flights. It does not determine the number of successfully completed manoeuvres, variations theoreof, or the focus between different types of manoeuvres in training.
Investigation report
L2012-04 Aircraft accident at Alastaro racing circuit on 8 May 2012