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A spin entry typically requires
Choices
high airspeed and a steep bank.
Spins occur AT stall, which is at low airspeed.
✓ an aerodynamic stall combined with yaw (uncoordinated rudder).correct
Spins require BOTH a stall AND yaw — autorotation begins when one wing is more deeply stalled than the other (asymmetric drag). Coordinated flight at any airspeed cannot enter a spin. This is why rudder discipline at low airspeeds (climbout, base-to-final) is so critical.
a full-power climb at maximum gross weight.
Climb power doesn't cause a spin — yaw at stall does.
a sudden tailwind during cruise.
Wind doesn't cause spins; uncoordinated rudder at stall does.
Why
Spins require BOTH a stall AND yaw — autorotation begins when one wing is more deeply stalled than the other (asymmetric drag). Coordinated flight at any airspeed cannot enter a spin. This is why rudder discipline at low airspeeds (climbout, base-to-final) is so critical.
FAA source: AFH Ch 4, PHAK Ch 5; AFH Chapter 4 — Slow Flight, Stalls, and Spinsbrowse the reference library →
Original study question written for this course — representative of FAA knowledge-test topics, not an actual current FAA exam question.