Yep. I have had it go in unintentionally a couple of times while soaring in thermal conditions. A good gust brought it on both times. It is quite benign and relaxing back stick is enough to get a quick recovery from the start of an incipient. I have deliberately done it once to see what it is like although didn’t let it fully develop. Again I would describe it as a bit benign. Easy recovery and no noticeable hesitation. I did it intentionally with 1 up but the other 2 times were 2 up. All 3 times were at about half fuel load. It isn’t what I would say as prone to spinning IE doesn’t drop in at the drop of a hat. Hope that is of help. I thought the Aero restrictions came in after the catastrophic wing failure from Gross Overload during Aero’s and thus SB19. Cheers. Nige.
From: Kristin Nowell Sent: Saturday, June 25, 2016 10:30 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [DOG mailing list] Spins Hi all, Our glider aerobat friend (Unlimited!) is coming to Maine for vacation, and is keen to fly in Tom's Dimona. Has anyone ever (unintentionally) spun it? Originally it was certified for aerobatics but then came 1985 SB 12 ( "Due to irregularities observed at spinning, further tests will be performed and until then the placard must be installed....), like what kind of irregularities? And either the tests were not done or not satisfactory as this operating restriction was never lifted, unlike those of service bulletin 18 ("glider flying prohibited!" "dual controlled instruction flights only"!), which were removed upon install of the wing latch kit (SB 19). Thanks Kristin
