I have been practicing rolling circles now for about 3 weeks in Realflight. I'm using the extra 260 40% extreme-composite, the one with the Bill Hempel scheme. This plane is GREAT for this as everything happens slow and is easy to learn on. I can now do 3 consecutive circles without loosing altitude. Learning slow rolls is the ticket. I can even do them with a hary plane like a twist 40 (in the sim...) Using the right plane for you is 90% of the path.

I also found that hovering helps me control the sticks more. Hover lots. I also don't do the same trick over and over. I switch between 2 or 3 with hovering in between. It seems to help me accelerate the learning curve.

I’m not up to rolling harriers yet but soon…