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Old 10-09-2014, 10:35 AM
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Originally Posted by FlyerInOKC
It does look like a stall the speed wasn't high enough for the ailerons to be affective.

The left wing was almost immediately stalled due to low airspeed and too high of AOA. The right aileron input made the situation worse by INCREASING the AOA of the left wing. Simply letting off on all control inputs when the airplane was in knife edge may have bought enough time to build some speed before trying to roll upright. Or maybe even allowed it to roll on its back and then ease it into an inverted climb. Things happen fast and it's always difficult to know how to handle these emergency situations without the correct training.