tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post2116260065093270386..comments2024-03-13T09:47:40.487+00:00Comments on Cockpit Conversation: Île-aux-Grues AccidentAviatrixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13634111275860140084noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-15749656900300070972010-05-24T03:14:01.954+00:002010-05-24T03:14:01.954+00:00Yikes, eh? But in those days the likelihood of ge...Yikes, eh? But in those days the likelihood of getting an engine failure was so high that the risk of practicing it 'for real' was worth the payoff. It's a constant balancing act, which is why spin training has changed so much over the years.Aviatrixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13634111275860140084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-18431009597341007622010-05-22T12:16:17.998+00:002010-05-22T12:16:17.998+00:00... and even at idle, the propeller is only partly...... and even at idle, the propeller is only partly windmilling (it doesn't have to fully turn the engine). <br /><br />You'd have to turn the engine right off to get the full effect -- back in the 20s, I remember reading, student pilots had to routinely practice shutting the engine off on downwind and then making a landing behind the windmilling prop.davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15194758376900990105noreply@blogger.com