Originally posted by dedalos
Do not confuse real life with AH. In AH you can recover many ways, but the sure one is to turn off the engine(s)
Dedalos is exactly correct. Hit the E key, stop the engine or engines and recovery is usually swift.
I have set up a 30k field in the Training Arena with all of the ETO aircraft and a few others to boot. This field in the A3 (Bishops).
For example, you can air-spawn from A3 to A1 at 30k using the SE runway.
When you spawn, the engine is off and the landing gear are down. If you have auto-takeoff on, the engine(s) will start. If so, hit E to kill the engine(s). Raise you gear immediately and get the nose down. Once the aircraft is settled into a dive, start the engines.
Spitfires, the Mossy and P-38s will usually get into a flat spin when air-spawning with the engines starting.
My regards,
Widewing