Originally posted by JIVE TURKEY
so when you pull up, your really not pulling "up" (true vertical)? or does the back pressure cause the nose to drop once your vert.?and how much are you correcting back and forth w/ elev. or just holding it back? (I geusse I just need to go try it? And then....try it some more, till I FEEL it!......................is that the point your trying too get across to me?..........I think it is?)
No you are pulling to true vertical. My point was that when you are starting what you think is true vertical is most likely something less than that. Thats the need for back pressure.
Most planes will want to fall out towards the belly. Thats the other reason for back pressure. Anticipate the fall out and try to stop it before it does.
Once its locked in you dont necesarrily have to hold the back pressure but the need for it will come soon. Its kinda like a pulsing input on the elevator to hold it there. You'll get to the point where you wont see the pulsing in the plane because you'll be anticipating what it needs before it does it and the inputs you'll be giving it are much smaller than the inputs you'll need when the plane is falling out and your trying to correct for that.
Think of it like balancing a broomstick on your hand. The inputs to hold it there are much smaller than the ones you need when its falling.