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First power on flat spin...

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So I was flying around and decided it had been a while since I had done a flat spin….. So I decided I would do one and for fun, I would add some power. I entered a left spin (since added power would be pro-spin) and after two turns added right aileron to flatten it out. After about two more turns I added a little power……YIKES! The plane leapt forward like it was possessed.

I had no idea it would be that, well, aggressive. I can easily see how a little power could cause quite an issue with recovery.

Standard PARE recovery worked fine, but WOW.

Anyone have some other maneuvers I should try?
 

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