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I gave a ride to Col. Chuck Hines who flew my O2-A in Viet Nam. He told of the pilots doing the stall turns you describe. He would put on an "airshow" for the VC. While they were coming out to watch he would call in a strike. They only made the mistake a few times. He said the O2 was excellent for this maneuver. He did not mention any spins. Given the fact that FAC's rarely operated much above 2000 ft (usually much lower)a spin would be hard to recover from .
I have not tried the stall turn technique .
My 172 spins very tight. My spin training was in a Steen Skybolt Biplane. I agree with Mitch, the POH prohibits intentional spins.
Tom
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