Little do I know??

I guess those flat spins with no transmitter in my hand dont count for a whole lot It looks impressive at first but trust me, anybody that can fly half way good can do it. Its sort of like using a gyro in a 3D or precision airplane. Your cheating and not really doing any of the work. If your flying hands off with your radio down then it doesnt show that you can fly. It only shows that you know how to trim an airplane. IMO, it requires more talent to fly the airplane upside down and use only the rudder and elevator to make a circle and line up with the runway.
I know a guy whos plane got turned off on takeoff. The airplane climbed by its lonesome did some circles, ran out of gas and landed over 1 mile away on a driveway without a scratch. Since the guy wasnt using his radio there is no talent involved. (Yes this is a true story, the guy wrote a lengthy article about it and its was in RCM a few years back.)

But if you enjoy doing this kind of flying have at it I will stick to torque rolls, waterfalls, blenders, etc. Thats whats great about this hobby, you can find a particular area or thing you like to do and stick with it. While some people dont see the point in trying to get an airplane to hang there like a helicopter others (like myself) dont see the point in building a lead sled warbird that is capable of well...high speed passes and victory rolls.