ORIGINAL: Strat2003
I'm having trouble with my two half rolls in opposite directions, and I'm looking for some online coaching.
I keep losing my line....for example, going left to right I'll roll left, pause, roll back upright and I'm angled away from the flightline about 10 or 15 degrees. What am I doing wrong? Has anyone else had this problem, and did you find a practice trick or key to help you through it? Besides ''burn lots more fuel''...I know I need to do that.
Thanks,
Scott
Left to right flight....roll left to inverted....apply a touch of right rudder early (at around 45 degrees) and a touch of down elev as you reach inverted.
The half roll back to upright requires the steps in reverse....start the roll to the right and apply a touch right rudder to return to upright. Ease the rudder out to get your heading back.
If the nose is too far left, pointing away from the flight line, chances are you held right rudder in too long after the first half roll and/or entered right rudder too early on your return to upright.
Applying too much down elev, if anything, would point the nose in, towards the flight line
Practice indeed...no substitute for that