The probable cause of the crash of Independence08 was an unintentional spin.

Weather conditions,
CRM and other factors were part of the accident chain, but the culminating event was a classic spin
accident. The plane has gotten in spin and pilots were unable to recover from it. Inadvertent spins
continue to be a significant issue for aviation safety. What we can do to prevent these accidents from
recurring?

The most effective response to the question is spin awareness and prevention training coupled with
hands-on spin training in a controlled and professional environment. Proper training that focuses on
spin awareness, prevention, and recovery has been shown to decrease spin accidents. However, even
though conducted in a professional manner with the appropriate spin training equipment, it must be
recognized that “spin recovery training” has certain risk to cause spin accidents as well. Therefore
most of spin training courses are held in limited circumstance and limited situation.

This kind of “spin training” is really special situation. Unfortunately, typical “spin training” for flight
instructors is like this: trainee tries one turn spin a few times, or sometimes only once, followed by
instructor’s demonstration from straight and level at or above 5,000ft. These pseudo-training flights
have minimal or no practical value and are done under extraordinary tense atmosphere because not
only students are scared of their first spin but also instructors are scared hell out of their students
panic during spins. Pilots who has finish his “spin training” often say “I don’t think I can recover
from real spin. All I get is the fear of spin.” Maybe they are right. Spin is scary because it happens
totally different from “spin training” situation. In reality, accidental spins typically occur at low
altitude, usually when you are banking and turning, and usually with multiple distractions.

Therefore pilots are taught to keep safe distance away from spin and stall in flight training. Keep
flying in the envelope of low risk to stall can avoid spins. However in actual flight especially in
weather or you have mission, you might need to fly at the edge of the envelope. In addition, it takes
only a few seconds of pitch up or just a few pounds of pull can cause your plane into stall and spin.

This program teaches pilots about the factors leading to inadvertent stalls and spins. The program is
composed of ground school and two hops of actual flight training in two days. This program can
accept maximum of five participants at a time.
The ground school tells participants how controls works differently from normal flight at critical
AOA, what do you need to spin your plane and what you can do for prevent or recover from spin.
Then participants experience actual flight above critical AOA, feel how control works and learn how
to struggle for not get into spin on hop1. Hop2 gives actual spin experiences and learn how to
recover from spin. However this program is not focused on spin recovery technique, of course you
can recover from spin after the program though, it is focused on let participants aware signs of spin
and make them understand if you make recovery at when you recognize signs of spin, things get
much easier.