"houstondan" wrote in message
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ok...as to flying c-150/172 type aircraft, what can you do, really,
that's fun and won't hurt the airframe? at 80mph, can you really hurt
the machine with full control deflection? i guess that's what i'm
asking ... how much can you "yank and bank" these things before bad
things happen? i can get a real good feel for the slow flight
characteristics by trying it at altitude. a can't think of any way to
test airframe without testing to destruction....mine. exactly how do
you do those rolls???

i know i'm begging to hear a lot of "never do that", well-meaning
warnings but there has to be some tribal wisdom on "how much can you
do?"


dan

Flight instruction isn't that expensive compared to the value of your butt
or the damage a dished roll can do to an airplane. Find a CFI within a
reasonable distance who'll show you how to do a roll in a Citabria or
Decathlon. An hour of instruction should be all it takes. Afterwards, if
you're dumb enough to do that stuff in your Cessna (I hope it is yours, as
it would be a really ****ty thing to do with someone elses (or a rental)
airplane), at least you'll have reduced your chances of hurting yourself.

KB