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Inverted Stationary Flat Spin


This maneuver is basically a flat inverted spin where the plane is not loosing altitude. It can be entered as a normal inverted flat spin but you add power, which increases the spin rate. You then start to relax the elevator as the plane will have a tendency to get squarely and you will need to juggle the ailerons to hold the wings level.

Depending on the plane, you will end up with about half throttle, full rudder, 1/8 up elevator and 1/8 opposite ailerons to hold the maneuver. This maneuver is a bit of a juggling act and needs care and practice to get it right, but because of it's nature, it can be used to climb, descend or hold stationary making it quite useful in a sequence. The exit can be fun, one version of it consists of adding power and elevator very gently, this will cause the nose of the plane to rise but you will still be holding altitude. Once the plane is past 70 degrees vertical, you can transition the spin to a roll entering a torque roll.