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INVERTED THREE TURN SPIN

Rule Book

INVERTED THREE TURN SPIN  The plane establishes a heading by flying inverted straight and level, pushes up into a stall and commences the spin through three complete turns, then recovers to inverted level flight on the original heading.  Judges must watch carefully to make sure plane is not in an inverted spiral dive or vertical roll.

Downgrades:

  1. Initial heading is not level

  2. Commencement of first spin is sloppy or uncertain

  3. Does not do exactly three turns.  Less  than 2-1/2 or more than 3-1/2 turns should be scored zero

  4. Does not recover on same heading as initial heading

  5. If any of the three turns are spiral dives rather than spins, the score is zero

  6. Rate of rotation in spin is excessively rapid

  7. Does not finish level and inverted

  8. Does not fly straight and level at finish of  maneuver