Basic Instrument Maneuvers
Instrument Flight
Figure 6: WINGOVER
WINGOVER
The wingover is a combination of a climbing and diving turn with 180 degrees of direction change. The
maneuver is commenced from straight and level flight at 89 percent power and 300 KIAS. Start a steep
climbing turn in either direction so the nose describes an arc above the horizon reaching a maximum pitch
of 45 degrees after 45 degrees of heading change. Continue the increasing bank angle so that your
heading will have changed 90 degrees as 90 degrees of bank angle is reached. As the nose passes
through the horizon start a gradual rollout to be at the maximum nose-down pitch of 45 degrees at 135
degrees of heading change. The roll rate during the recovery should be the same as the rate used during
the entry. Airspeed passing the horizon should be 150-170 KIAS.
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