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Old 02-19-2019, 01:58 PM
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Go back and read my last post. Better yet, I'll just post it again. The Sig three channel trainers teach new pilots to use the right stick to change attitude and direction. That set up is right in the building and set up manual. It doesn't say to use the rudder on the left stick, it says to use it on the aileron channel, meaning the right stick. That being the case, it does point to using ailerons to turn rather than the rudder. It also has the side affect of not teaching new pilots how to use the rudder. If you look at the full size Boeing 727 and 747, they only use a third of their rudder surface area in flight. Unless the plane has issues controlling yaw, the upper 2/3rds of the rudder is basically locked in place. The bottom third is only used to keep the plane from sliding during a turn, something that would be shown by the turn and bank indicator on the dashboard.

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