How to Spin and Recover a Cessna 150

Spin Entry

Complete a HASEL check before entering the spin. H – Height: make sure you are at least 4,000 feet (1,219.2 m)+ AGL (Above Ground Level). A higher altitude is safer.Spin and Recover a Cessna 150 Step 3.jpg A – Area: check that you are over a relatively empty area of ground.Spin and Recover a Cessna 150 Step 4.jpg S – Security: verify that your seat belt and doors are secured.Spin and Recover a Cessna 150 Step 5.jpg E – Engine: make sure your fuel valve is set to ON, your mixture knob is set to rich (all the way in), the carb heat is pulled HOT, oil and temperature gauges are within the green limits, and that your magnetos are set to both with the master switch (red switch on left) is set to on. This can be accomplished using a “7-Up Check” which will be described in the notes.Spin and Recover a Cessna 150 Step 6.jpg L – Lookout: perform a gentle turn (no more than 15 degrees of bank) to the left and then the right, forming an S. This is to verify for traffic below you and around you.Spin and Recover a Cessna 150 Step 7.jpg

Begin stall entry procedures. Reduce the throttle and gradually pull back on the control column. This will bring the nose of the aircraft up. Maintain this until you stall the aircraft.

As the stall begins, apply full rudder by pressing down on the pedal in whichever direction you wish to spin.

Allow the auto-rotation (spin) to develop by holding the full rudder input and the back-pressure on the control column. The aircraft should now be in a spin.

Spin Recovery

Pull the throttle completely back, setting the engine to idle.

Apply and hold full rudder opposite to the direction of rotation.

Once full rudder is engaged, apply forward pressure on the control column to break the stall with a nose-down attitude.

Hold both rudder and nose-down attitude until the rotation stops.

Once the rotation is stopped, neutralize the rudder, level the wings, and climb back to your assigned altitude.