NTSB CALLS FOR EXPANDED SPIN TESTING OF PIPER TOMAHAWKS

Two decades after certificating the Piper Tomahawk trainer, FAA is preparing to conduct flight tests to assess the aircraft's ability to recover from turning stalls because of numerous reports that pilots have encountered flat spins from which recovery was extremely difficult or impossible. The...

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