Pulling back while in a steep turn where height is being lost (so a spiral dive, then) will (as I said) result in more 'G' and the airspeed winding up, the rate of height loss increasing, so even more 'G' and even more speed, until the aeroplane breaks. Adding power will just make the above happen more quickly.
The very first thing to do to recover from a spiral dive is LEVEL THE WINGS!
Pulling back and adding power will only correct height loss in gentle turns, not in steep ones. Aren't steep turns part of the PPL any more? All of this is (was?) covered in the syllabus.
Last edited by Shaggy Sheep Driver; 14th September 2012 at 19:49.