26 Turn Flat Spin in a Tipsy Nipper

The spin was supposed to be a normal erect spin to the right, but for various unintentional reasons the spin went flat, up until that point I had never flat spun an aircraft. I eventualy mananged to get the aircraft into a normal erect spin from which I was able to recover. This aircraft is not fitted with an electric starter motor, so I was unable to restart the engine. During the "flare" to land the main undercarriage caught the top wires of a barbed wire fence that was invisible to me. After coming to rest inverted I waited 20mins for the rescue services to come and right the aircraft so I was able to exit via the outward opening canopy. The aircraft rotated 26 times total, I was extremely dissorientated after the recovery to straight and level flight, and was unable to read the instruments. From the video I estimate I recovered at about 700ft from an entry altitude of 3500ft. If you listen carefully you will hear me say:"I think this is it". At that stage I did not think I would be able to recover. However I continued to try various control inputs based on the aircraft attitude and rotational rate, which eventually effected a recovery.
My thanks go to the emergency services that found me and allowed my escape.

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[Sam Knox]

Pretty sure I would have soiled myself while screaming like a little girl...

[Wingwalker77]

Practicing stalls and spins is not the same as performing "tricks or stunts". They are legitimate training maneuvers and are required to be performed before you can become a flight instructor (at least in the U.S.) and the fact that he practices them is probably the reason he is alive to tell this story. I don't see anything irresponsible about the location either. It looks pretty desolate to me.

[FuLLeFFekT1]

Well done sir! I want a Tipsy Nipper!

[maximumgravity]

What caused the engine to quit?

[kyro02]

shut the fuck up moron, you have no idea what you're talking about... now; kindly go rap yourself in bubble rap so the next time you fall over you won't hurt yourself.

[Vorox144]

LOL this is an aerobatic plane made just for this type of thing it was a pilots mistake that it went into spin but he recovered and 2nd of all i dont think u have any flying experience

[RiseofMarine]

Good work, Neil.

Your stoic nature in the face of a plummeting death is nothing but admirable and only surpassed by your resolve to continue to save yourself. Jolly good show!

[Alpha Max]

Well handled Neil. I hope all is well.

[Al Huttges]

Very calm. Well done, but I have a question. How were you even able to take off with the weight of your giant balls?

[Benjamin Langerak]

hahaha at first i figured it was an intentional flat spin, then your prop never spins and you recover WAY low.. and... from there i was like oh god... epic luck/skill man!!!

[wingnutairhead]

I bet theres a starter in that machine now!!!!!!!!!

[Jeff Afaik]

AINT NOBODY GOT TIME FO THAT