Julian Scarfe wrote:

Well yes, but solving the roll problem and getting the wings level will
solve the pitch problem. Solving the pitch problem doesn't solve the roll
problem.

I'll have to try this again next time I'm out playing, but I guess I'm
trying to say (at least in my plane) I don't think they're separable.
That is to say it's not enough to *get* the wings level, if the pitch
is oscillating a wing will drop. (this is a practical observation)

I can't speak for the others but the Mooney doesn't feel lighter in roll
than anything else.

I defer to your experience, but I thought the Mooneys I had a chance
to fly were quite a bit more positive in roll control and also lighter
and faster in roll than a small Cessna or Piper. Once banked, it seemed
happy to stay banked, just like Tigger.

I'm not sure I'd agree that an IR pilot, lacking major portions of the
normal feedback from gyro instruments, would be better able to separate
pitch and roll input. I guess we'd have to do the experiment.

Cheers,
Sydney