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Old 07-23-2013 | 11:12 AM
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From: Ray, OH,
Default RE: first flight today!

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It sounds like you were attempting an aileron roll vice a barrel roll. Aileron rolls stay nice and flat in a straight line as the aircraft rolls through. A barrel roll looks way different in that the aircraft looks more like its spiraling the attempt is to keep a 1 g load on the aircraft through the maneuver. Not sure how to measure it in RC but A barrel roll uses all the surfaces to make a more spiral looking roll while the aileron roll uses the surfaces to have the aircraft roll in a nice straight and flat line. I do aileron rolls in precision aerobatics. I do barrel rolls in warbirds.


didnt realize there was a couple diff rolls. the axial roll is what i was trying. from what i have read i need to use elevator along with the ailerons to do that right? the barrel roll uses the rudder with ailerons.