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Old 03-02-2003 | 01:14 PM
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Default How do u do a Flat spin?

My Magic is a hoot. BotleRocketWar gave one good way. Here is another VERY EASY WAY to do the inverted flat spin. Take the plane straight vertical, go up a ways. Back off the throttle to idle. Just before it starts sliding backwards, take the rudder/throttle stick to the lower right corner and put the ele/aileron stick in the upper left corner.

At this point you are full down elevator, full left aileron, full right rudder and NO throttle . This will start the inverted spin. Let it go for a couple of revolutions then make it flat.

To make it a FLAT spin, start adding throttle AND creeping the ailerons over to the other side . How much throttle and opposite aileron is up to you and the plane. Leave the rudder all the way right and the elevator shoved forward. If it is capable of a flat spin, it will flatten out nicely with opposite aileron and the addition of some throttle.

I have a planes that will flat spin like crazy doing exactly this. Some will enter in many other ways, but this way will work for most anything capable. The magic will spin tightly and sometimes just ball up into a slowly descending tumple. It's kind of cool.

-Cheech