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Old July 31st 08, 03:17 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
Phil Collin
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Default Leading Turns With Rudder

Tony Verhulst wrote:
Chris Reed wrote:
I'd say this post provides an excellent summary.

There are gliders where, to obtain improved performance, it is
sometimes helpful to fly uncoordinated. For example, to persuade my
Open Cirrus (1967 design, 17.7m span) to turn into a strong thermal,
it's sometimes most effective to yaw it towards the thermal enough to
induce the beginning of a wing drop - then catch it and continue into
the turn.


In the (most excellent) video "A Fine Week of Soaring", George Moffat
says that the handling of some first generation glass ships was so poor
that you could initiate a turn substantially faster by first moving the
stick in the opposite direction. Once the adverse yaw (in the desired
direction)had kicked in, THEN you'd move the ailerons into the turn.

Tony V

Sounds like a Nimbus 2 specific quote....
 




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