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Old June 1st 07, 04:55 AM posted to rec.aviation.piloting
Bertie the Bunyip[_2_]
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Default Coordinated turns without rudder, and autopilots

"Ash Wyllie" wrote in :

Mxsmanic opined

Ash Wyllie writes:


2) Newer light aircraft are designed so that at cruise speed and small
aileron
deflections rudder input is not needed.


But the AP aileron deflections do not appear to be small, as it rolls the
aircraft rapidly and smoothly into a coordinated turn. And this is on an
aircraft designed sixty years ago.


force variess with the velocity squared. Think about it.


Good grief, the only thing he thinks about is where his next bag of
cheetohs is coming from.


bertie