Enter and Recover from a Spiral Dive in a Cessna 150

This is an example of how to enter and safely recover from a spiral dive in a Cessna 150. A spiral dive is more or less a steep turn gone wrong.

Steps

1. To enter a spiral dive, perform a steep turn (more than 30 degrees angle of banks) and don't hold the nose up let it drop.
   • You will notice an increasing high airspeed and will have aileron control unlike in a spin or stall.
   • Once recognized it is not difficult to recover from the dive.
2. Once in the spiral dive pull the throttle back to idle.
3. Stop the turn by using coordinated aileron and level the wings until you are level with the horizon.
4. Slowly apply back pressure easing out of the dive.
5. Pull the carb heat hot.
   • Carb heat is located to the left of the throttle.
6. At a safe airspeed (70KIAS), apply power as required.
   • Carb heat goes cold again.
   • Back to cruise altitude and RPM setting.

Tips

• Learn to recognize the the symptoms of a spiral dive so you can react quicker if you do need to recover safely from one.
• Do not panic, try to stay calm and recover as safely as you can.

Warnings

• Spiral dives are very dangerous and should not be performed without an instructor or just for fun.

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