diff --git a/src/actor.rs b/src/actor.rs
index f5da67b..8a464ea 100644
--- a/src/actor.rs
+++ b/src/actor.rs
@@ -526,8 +526,9 @@ fn handle_wants_maxrotation(
             }
         } else {
             let angular_slowdown: f64 =
-                (2.0 - engine.reaction_wheels.powf(0.01).clamp(1.001, 1.1)) as f64;
+                (2.0 - engine.reaction_wheels.powf(0.05).clamp(1.001, 1.1)) as f64;
             v_ang.0 *= angular_slowdown;
+            //v_ang.0 *= angular_slowdown.clamp(0.97, 1.0);
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/camera.rs b/src/camera.rs
index 87256c7..0e28705 100644
--- a/src/camera.rs
+++ b/src/camera.rs
@@ -414,6 +414,7 @@ fn manage_player_actor(
 #[allow(clippy::too_many_arguments)]
 pub fn apply_input_to_player(
     time: Res<Time>,
+    mut commands: Commands,
     settings: Res<var::Settings>,
     windows: Query<&Window, With<PrimaryWindow>>,
     mut mouse_events: EventReader<MouseMotion>,
@@ -422,12 +423,13 @@ pub fn apply_input_to_player(
     q_target: Query<&LinearVelocity, (With<hud::IsTargeted>, Without<actor::PlayerCamera>)>,
     mut q_playercam: Query<
         (
+            Entity,
             &Transform,
             &mut actor::Engine,
-            &mut AngularVelocity,
             &mut LinearVelocity,
             &mut ExternalTorque,
             Option<&actor::PlayerDrivesThis>,
+            Option<&actor::WantsMaxRotation>,
         ),
         (With<actor::PlayerCamera>, Without<Camera>),
     >,
@@ -456,7 +458,7 @@ pub fn apply_input_to_player(
         DVec3::splat(0.0)
     };
 
-    if let Ok((player_transform, mut engine, mut angularvelocity, mut v, mut torque, bike)) =
+    if let Ok((player_entity, player_transform, mut engine, mut v, mut torque, bike, maxrot)) =
         q_playercam.get_single_mut()
     {
         // Handle key input
@@ -581,12 +583,6 @@ pub fn apply_input_to_player(
             }
         }
 
-        let slowrot = settings.rotation_stabilizer_active || key_input.pressed(settings.key_stop);
-        let angular_slowdown: f64 = if slowrot {
-            (2.0 - engine.reaction_wheels.powf(0.05).clamp(1.001, 1.1)) as f64
-        } else {
-            1.0
-        };
         if pitch_yaw_rot.length_squared() > 1.0e-18 {
             play_reactionwheel_sound = true;
             pitch_yaw_rot *=
@@ -595,13 +591,18 @@ pub fn apply_input_to_player(
                 player_transform.rotation
                     * Vec3::new(pitch_yaw_rot[0], pitch_yaw_rot[1], pitch_yaw_rot[2]),
             ));
-            angularvelocity.0 *= angular_slowdown.clamp(0.97, 1.0) as f64;
-        } else {
-            if angularvelocity.length_squared() > 1.0e-18 {
-                angularvelocity.0 *= angular_slowdown;
-            } else {
-                angularvelocity.0 = DVec3::splat(0.0);
+        }
+
+        if settings.rotation_stabilizer_active || key_input.pressed(settings.key_stop) {
+            if maxrot.is_none() {
+                commands
+                    .entity(player_entity)
+                    .insert(actor::WantsMaxRotation(0.0));
             }
+        } else if maxrot.is_some() {
+            commands
+                .entity(player_entity)
+                .remove::<actor::WantsMaxRotation>();
         }
 
         let mut sinks: HashMap<audio::Sfx, &AudioSink> = HashMap::new();