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Old 10th February 2009 | 20:48
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Lemurian

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This is an area I have had zero training on(certainly in the sim) since becoming an airline pilot both with a European flag carrier and a UK major, perhaps I slipped through the cracks or perhaps none was in the syllabus. I doubt light aircraft techniques transfer over that well to large jets.

My personal plan at altitude was to roll to the nearest horizon using no rudder then pitch to 2.5 degrees and thrust as required.
True that training is needed in this particular field, especially nowadays.
When I was young, aerobatics were part of the training and later, we had loads of "unusual attitudes" exercises in the air ( not the sim, which cannot demonstrate these out-of-smooth flights).
But here is a nice paper published some time ago by flight Safety and available on "Smart Cockpit".
It's called "LOSS OF CONTROL : RETURNING FROM BEYOND THE ENVELOPE"
You'll see that aircraft techniques are quite universal
The article is
here

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