81 turn inverted flat spin...

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81 turn inverted flat spin...

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http://www.aopa.org/News-and-Video/All- ... 0321epilot

Judging by his breathing, this was pretty exciting!!

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That was fantastic Peter! Many thanks for posting! :thumbsup:
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...I feel sick just watching it....
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Only ever having once done an inverted spin, in a Chipmunk, it's not something I really want to repeat ! I note that recovery was not complete until about 900 feet - what people do for entertainment is quite astonishing . Thanks for that, Peter

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I noted that he didn't initiate recovery till 2000 feet!! :)

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