Sloppy Piloting

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For the slow roll, it's execution is done in the shape of the capital
letter D; a normal D to the right and reversed to the left.
I'd assign myself a roll altitude slightly above where I was and use
that as my "pinned" altitude for the roll. I would do a pull to the roll
set and initiate the roll with the hundreds needle pinned on that
number. I would attempt to keep the needle pinned through the roll to
the second knife edge, then return the airplane back down to level
flight at exactly the initiating altitude.

That's rockin. What kind of plane?

Why not a barrel roll or two as well? Heh. Keep it interesting. I'm
very excited to get started on that stuff. Waiting to hear back from
my old flight instructor.

Most accurate in the Pitts, and dead on close in the P51. A little
harder to do in the Decathlon but doable.

Barrel rolls are fun but for display flying you need pinpoint accuracy
in the slow roll department where a dish out can really ruin your day.
Barrel rolls are pretty and easy to do but not the best maneuver when
considering precision on the roll axis.

Glad you're considering aerobatics. Take a good course with a good acro
instructor and if you never fly acro again, your general flying will be
greatly improved.

--
Dudley Henriques