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Old 08-19-2005, 08:11 AM
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Default RE: My Edge 540T Rolls with full elevator application

Most of my flights to date can best be described as "White-knuckled". Basic immelmans, cuban 8's, rolls and large inside loops, with lots of procedure turns and just flying the circuit. I will never forget that 1st immelman turn when I eased back on the stick and she didn't pull out fast enough, so I yanked back on the stick and she went into a spiral towards earth. Mostly I remember the save I made and the gasps from the gallery.
All of my landings have been great but quite often I've had to make several passes to line up, as you would expect with a new plane.

This was my graduation from sport planes into pattern aircraft. I am hoping to learn more with this plane, including perfecting rudder skills and the use of dual rates for different maneuvers.

I have very good hand-eye coordination, but I would describe my flying skills as maybe a 6 or 7 on a scale of 1 to 10 with a 10 being competitive fliers.

Well, back to the shaving and sanding