Yes there is an 11 pound limit right now in pattern. But the weight limit may go away in the near future.

I would say a good slow roll takes 3-5 seconds, and remember the center of the slow roll must be positioned so that you are inverted on the center line of "the box".

In the sportsman pattern you have to do a roll, but not necessarily a slow roll. The 1st slow roll is in advanced pattern which is basically the 3rd level.

You really need higher rates than what you want for a slow roll so you have to just learn to control roll rate with limited aileron input. ALso you will be blending aileron, rudder and elevator through the roll. Not one and then the other as you roll.

I do my slow roll at at about 3/4 throttle, the faster you are flying the less the plane wants to descend, but the faster you can end up in the dirt if you get crossed up. You should be flying your roll at at least the speed you can fly hands off level. In my opinion.

Slow roll
1. Roll to KE
Begin Roll, I would recommend that you start the roll so that the canopy faces you as you come into the 1st knife edge. That is the way I am explaining here.
Anyways as the plane begins to roll, at about 22deg start feeding in opposite rudder really easy so that you end up on knife edge with enough rudder to hold the plane level.
2. Roll to inverted
Continue through KE rolling and letting the rudder come back to center as you go to inverted but as you head for inverted start easing in down elevator as you let the rudder come back to center so that you are only on a TINY bit of down elevator to keep the plane level.
3. Roll to opposite KE
As the plane continues to roll through the inverted portion to opposite ke, start easing out down elevator and at the same time begin feeding in rudder in the same direction as the aileron inlut you are giving to roll the plane. This is where the plane will be in KE with the wheels facing you.
4. Roll back to upright
As the plane passes through KE begin easing the rudder back to center and feeding in little to no up elevator depending on how you are trimmed. If you are trimmed for level flight hands off then you only need enough up elevator to transition from KE to upright but should be off the elevator as you come back to level.

You can roll so that the wheels come to you 1st but you will use same rudder on the 1st ke and opposite rudder on the opposite ke. This is harder for me personally.


So in short for right slow roll, opposite for left roll
Right Aileron SET ROLL RATE AND HOLD
ease in left rudder as you roll
left rudder(knife edge)
ease out left rudder and ease in down elevator simultaneously
down elevator (inverted)
ease out down elevator and ease in right rudder simultaneously
right rudder (opposite ke)
ease out or right rudder and ease in only enough up elevator to transition out of KE without climbing.
STRAIGHT LINE
next maneuver!