Could this be an attempt at a Blender???

The Blender, or Panic maneuver is a vertical diving roll that virtually stops its descent as it instantaneously enters into a flat spin.

How to do it:
Start from about 400-500 feet straight and level, chop throttle and push the nose straight down. As soon as the plane is diving straight down at low throttle, add full left aileron. Let it complete 2 or 3 rolls, then quickly transition the sticks to an inverted snap roll position (left aileron, right rudder, down elevator) all at the same time. If you do it right, the airplane will instantly transition from a left roll to a flat spin in the same direction, and the descent will all but stop. Add full throttle just after the spin goes flat making the rotation speed high and helping stop the vertical descent.

Article Type: How-Tos
Posted: 9/29/2000
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