Just wondering - my two main IMAC planes have quite a different feel (33% Edge and 102" QQ Yak) - and in the rolling circle they have a different ... umm...presentation (would be the word I think).

Rolling circles - how important is the roll rate? How important are the intermediate marks (like 180 degrees of roll every 45 of the circle)? How important is the altitude during? How important is the line of the plane vs. the wiggle of the tail? (Advanced this year has 3 rolls, so A LOT of chance to 'wiggle' the tail)

To be more specific - I would guess (think?) that all are sort of equal except the last - which is not important?

In my case - the Edge had quite a noticeable tail movement (up / side / down / side) during the roller - as the plane gets closer the movement is even more noticeable - I mean tail movement in order to keep my plane at a constant altitude during the rolls - I could go to FULL power, but not my style, so at medium power, the Edge has a very visible tail wiggle. The Yak, I think because of a larger fuse, has much less tail wiggle during the roller - I'm guessing, everything else equal, the Yak would score better just because of the more stable tail movement, but I'm really wondering .. would it? should it?

Actual judging criteria - what matters? how much?

Cheers,
Bob

(the rolling fool)