(Rich Stowell) wrote

FAR 91.303, Aerobatic Flight, states in pertinent part:

"For the purposes of this section, aerobatic flight means an
intentional maneuver involving an abrupt change in an aircraft's
attitude, an abnormal attitude, or an abnormal acceleration, not
neccessary for normal flight."

I wonder where a 45 degree steep turn fall in this context?

In the context of the Cessna 172, it could be argued (especially
by an ornery FAA-type) that the "float the pencil" maneuver
results in both "an abnormal attitude" and an "abnormal
acceleration," and is "not necessary for normal flight."

Attitudes in the roller-coaster maneuver need not exceed the pitch
angles encountered in short-field takeoffs and landings.

Bob Moore