The Reversal is another method of reversing your direction but recovering at the same altitude as the start of the maneuver (unlike the Immelmann and Split 'S').

The first method is to execute a partial (in fact 5/8ths) loop, half rolling to an upright 45 degree diving attitude then finishing by levelling off (a 1/8th loop) at the entry height.

The second method is to pull up into a partial (1/8th) loop, half rolling to an inverted 45 degree climbing attitude then finishing by executing a partial (5/8ths) loop to level off at the entry height.

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