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Good point, Bob. I said to "hold the point" which is really a roll on a
point which is not necessary and seldom done in plain aileron rolls. To roll on a point you do need to use top rudder at each 90 degree point and 1 negative G while inverted but... that's not what was asked. Another "senior moment". Sorry. -- B-58 Hustler History: http://members.cox.net/dschmidt1/ - "Bob Moore" wrote in message ... "Darrell" wrote And in a true aileron roll you pull one negative G to hold the point while inverted. Darrell, how come you Air Force guys define rolls differently than everyone else? http://acro.harvard.edu/ACRO/acro_figures.html#rolls Aileron rolls are flown with the rudder and elevator in the neutral position during the roll. The aileron is fully deflected in the direction of the roll. This is the easiest of the rolls to fly. The aileron roll is started by pulling the nose up to 20 - 30 degrees above the horizon. The elevator is then neutralized and the aileron fully deflected in the direction of the roll. The controls are maintained in that position till the roll is completed. After the roll is completed the nose is usually 20 - 30 degrees below the horizon. Slow rolls have to be flown normally on a straight line. The roll rate has to be constant and the longitudinal axis of the plane has to go straight. This requires constantly changing rudder and elevator control inputs throughout the roll. Hesitation or point rolls include stops at certain roll angles. ------------------------------------------------------------ http://www.sunrise-aviation.com/Ailroll.html As the name implies, the aileron roll is done with "normal" inputs of aileron and rudder (in contrast to snap rolls). At the point this maneuver is introduced to students in the Sunrise Basic syllabus, no attempt is made to maintain altitude during the roll. The result is a steady transition from climb to descent until the aircraft regains upright flight. This simplified approach to rolling is ideal for beginning aerobatic pilots. A further development of basic rolling technique introduces forward elevator (and negative G) to eliminate altitude loss while inverted. The result is a Slow Roll, introduced in the Sunrise Intermediate syllabus. Once mastered, slow rolls completely replace aileron rolls in the repertoires of most pilots. ---------------------------------------------------------------- Bob Moore |
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