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Old February 18th 08, 07:38 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
Doug Hoffman
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Default ASH 25e takeoff distances

Shawn wrote:

If a wing came down it would usually stay about a foot above
the
ground and not drag. Trying to lift it before we had a good
20 knots
would insure a hard down wing drag.
JJ



Would stick *toward* the low wing help bring it up at very low
speed?


I actually tried that on an RS-15 with non-interconnected
ailerons. It worked. But you had to know exactly when to revert
to normal. After installing an interconnect, where the ailerons
reflexed with the flaps, the problem went away.


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Doug


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