Definition(s) of pitch sensitivity?  All-flying tails
			 
			 
			
		
		
		
		
Hi, I hear a lot about pitch sensitivity.  Can that mean more than one 
thing? 
 
For example, it seems it could mean: 
 
1.  A glider in which smaller than typical stick movements are needed 
for pitch control 
 
2.  A glider in which the pitch stability is less, in that when 
perturbed from trimmed level flight the number of pitch oscillations 
is large before returning to level flight (or not return at all). 
 
3. A glider in which the pitch stability is fine, but the time to 
respond to correction is long, so the pilot overcorrects to cause 
PIO. 
 
.... or does it always mean #2? 
 
Are all-flying tails always pitch sensitive (definition #2), or is it 
a combination of the all-flying tail with something else? 
 
Does even an experienced pilot have to live with more risk in a pitch 
sensitive glider, or is the process of getting used to it that is more 
risky? 
 
Thanks 
 
		
	
		
		
		
		
		
	
		 
		
	
	
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