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Old 07-24-2006 | 02:51 PM
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Default RE: Wing tip stalls & crashing!

Chevy,
Sorry to hear about that. Even though it happens to all of us it's still hard when it does happen. Anyway, from what you have said and described it sounds like you snapped it into a flat spin. The way to get out of a flat spin is different for every airplane, but usually how you will get out of them is to give the plane power, rudder opposite the spin, and sometimes down elevator. Some planes are nearly impossible to recover from a flat spin no matter what you try to do.

If it helps any, I did the same thing on an Ultra Sport 40 about a month or so ago. It was exactly as you described... inverted, pull out of inverted, roll over into a spin, and spin right into the ground. It can be a helpless feeling, especially when you don't have much altitude to make your recovery in.

Ken