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Old 25th Oct 2001, 18:22
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Charlie Foxtrot India
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It's a very normal reaction to want to level the wings. But the aeroplane doesn't care where the horizon is, all it wants is some airspeed.

I find the best way to avoid this is to recover from a wing drop by pushing on the centre of the control column, like beeping the horn in your car, that way you can't move the ailerons.

A word of caution, there are some that teach to apply full opposite rudder in a wing drop, but this could cause the aircraft to get more out of balance and possibly spin the opposite way; and is only needed in a fully developed spin recovery. So, lower the nose to get some airspeed, then use enough rudder to regain balance.

Similarly in the recovery from a stall in a banked attitude, such as turning onto final, don't confuse bank angle for yaw or again you could spin the opposite way if you give it a bootful.

Doing some fully developed spin recoveries and other aerobatic things will help in confidence with unusual attitudes at slow speeds.

Good luck
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