Jet Fighter School

Air Combat Simulator Tactics and Maneuvers
by Richard G. Sheffield

Vertical Half-Loop

Minimum Speed	415 knots (fully loaded)
	320 knots (no bombs)
Minimum Altitude	None

You're flying straight and level (1).
Pull back on the stick and hold (2).
Let off the stick when you're flying upside down (3).
Apply full left or right stick until the horizon comes around level (4).

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The Vertical Half-Loop, a maneuver which gains altitude and reverses your heading, is the opposite of the Split-S.

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