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Originally Posted by abisel View Post
Even if holding altitude/heading while inverted isn't easy, it could be done, but your oil and fuel system must be designed for extended duration in that flight attitude.

I'm just saying that if you see a red light on the left and a green light on the right, you better check your ADI to make sure it isn't you and then watch out 'cause the other guy may be doing rolls or spilled his coffee in his lap and he is coming right at you.
Based on the above, your answer is not possible in a non-aerobatic plane. I know how spatial disorientation works, I've been blindfolded and asked to turn the plane in one direction, hold it for a few seconds and then attempt to straighten the plane out. I've also been inverted numerous times in an aerobatic plane and there is no mistaking that feeling, not to mention that everything that is not secured has now hit the ceiling.
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