For future reference heres a little trick, and Im not joking.

When you are upside down and dont know what to do,,, remember 1 word... PUSH. Get that word engrained in your head.


Heres how it works.,,, You are flying upside down and "OH CRAP, Im heading for the ground and Im upside down I dont know what to do.... WHAT DO I DO???? PUSH!!! "(Push the elevator stick FORWARD!) The plane goes up and away from the ground no matter what weird upside down attitude you are in. The only way this doesnt work is if you are not inverted.

Im not joking or harassing you. That is the word all top pattern pilots use to describe climbing out of inverted flight, and its for a reason. You PUSH forward on the elevator stick to move away from the ground when inverted. I fly the masters pattern and there is a good bit of low level inverted flight so I PUSH a lot. If you go to a pattern contest and you sit down with a group of pilots chatting about maneuvers I can almost guarantee you you will hear the word "push" at least once.

When I am flying an iverted maneuver and I need to climb out I still think "Push" from time to time when I am nervous. Its simple insurance.[8D]