***Link*** :: [Kuhn 2014](https://www.faa.gov/about/office_org/headquarters_offices/agc/practice_areas/regulations/interpretations/Data/interps/2014/Kuhn_2014_Legal_Interpretation.pdf) ***Description*** :: Parachutes are not required for spin training if training with [[CFI]] ***Author*** :: [[FAA Office of the Chief Counsel]] #### Key Quotes * regardless of what certificate or rating the applicant is seeking, an acrobatic maneuver required for any certificate or rating (even one not presently sought by the applicant) may be performed without parachutes when done by or at the direction of a certificated flight instructor #source #legal-interpretation