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Chandelle

A maximum performance climbing turn that combines a 180-degree change in heading with a climb, beginning from straight-and-level flight. The first 90 degrees is a constant-bank, increasing-pitch turn, and the second 90 degrees is a decreasing-bank, constant-pitch turn. It is a commercial pilot maneuver that demonstrates coordination, orientation, and energy management.

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