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Old 06-04-2007 | 03:27 PM
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cmoulder
 
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Default RE: weak snaps a sign of forward CG?

ORIGINAL: Rendegade

hey all, I've got back to flying my trusty old venus, but after flying my 2m ship I'm having trouble making it snap the way I want it to. If I get the controls in enough to make it snap, and then back elevator off it still snaps really deeply and will probably over rotate at least 270 degrees., and if I back the throws off is seems to snap really weakly, kind of winding up to the snap but still a half hearted effort.


Is it my CG that's making these snaps unmanageable?

I'm thinking I need to move it aft, a long way. Am I right?
Try it with very little elevator. I noticed the same thing and found that by drastically reducing the elevator I get really nice, graceful snaps that stay on heading and bleed off much less speed on uplines, all with much less stress on the wing.
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