Originally Posted by
Top_Gunn
Not that it matters a lot, Bob, but I've been teaching people to fly RC for 20-plus years. I know you use this "keyboard pilot" charge against everybody you disagree with, but without evidence it's meaningless. You are right in urging the OP to practice, but he should practice the right things. Do you really agree with the claim that, when not doing aerobatics, the best way to turn is with your controls crossed? That was the OP's question. Almost everyone who responded said "no." Are we all wrong?
I agree, practice does make perfect but practicing wrong technique? That only makes you perfectly wrong.
There was a story going around when I was learning to fly in the 80's about a pilot who would start his turns with rudder, he was never picked up on technique until getting his command on a 727.
After flights he would report an 'unknown vibration' during turns.
Maintenance would take a look find no problem and the plane would fly with another captain with no issue.
After this occurred several times the airline took a closer look at the captain and a check pilot flew with him on several flights.
It turns out he was leading turns with rudder, holding opposite aileron to prevent over banking (just like that vid) and occasionally applied enough aileron that the Roll Spoilers deployed on the wrong side for the turn, hence the vibration.
I think the OP did exactly the right thing, wants to learn, researched some videos and then asked others to comment on the validity of things he had seen.
Practice is good but it is important to practice the right technique.
I asked a lot of questions when first getting into electrics and then helicopters and the advice given was generally good and appreciated because it helped me a lot.