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Old 07-22-2013, 07:35 PM
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Default RE: Sig LT-40 Crash

In addition to starting your roll attempt a little higher next time as skylark correctly advises, try giving a quick blip of up elevator just before you add in the ailerons to start the roll. This will give you a little nose up pitch attitude to offset some of the loss of altitude that will occur when a flat wing trainer goes inverted. It will help you have time to get rolled fully before heading for the ground. After having practiced doing that, then learn to add a quick blip of down elevator half way thru the roll when the airplane is inverted. This "down" elevator used when the plane is inverted will pitch the nose up to again offset the natural desire of a flat wing trainer to head for the ground when inverted. With practice you will get the timing of when and how much down elevator to give it midway through the roll. You can now eliminate or lessen the amount of pre roll pitch up you give it before starting the roll. This will also take out some of the "barrel roll" look of your rolls. Also some planes will roll better if you also add rudder with the ailerons. But some planes roll much worse with rudder added to the ailerons so try it both ways with plenty of spare altitude. Keep it two mistakes high till you get good at it. Have fun!