[Joeaksa]

Mike,

My feeling is that if you are going to take any airplane into anything other than straight and level flight, then you need to have chutes on and be ready to get out of the plane if needed.

The Tomahawk got a bad reputation because of the spin situation and it deserves part of it but then also the people putting the plane into the spin may not have been very experienced either. This airplane was built to compete in the pilot training market and was not really engineered to the point where it should have been. If you keep it in normal parameters I would not be afraid to fly it. Do spin training in something else, something designed for it.

Bottom line for me is that if you want to do anything other than normal flight, fly a Citabria like John has, wear a chute and remember that the airplane is expendable.

Dantilla,

Boy, agree with you about the Falco but talk about a time hog, it takes 5-7 years minimum to build as its a wooden bird and everything is hand built. Might buy one but only if I knew the builder and trusted him. Would get a RV in a heartbeat if I wanted a modern bird. They make a very nice airplane and its supported by the factory and forums very well.

JoeA