About forward slips

Ron Wanttaja writes:

Yep. Here's another video that should answer most of the above questions:

http://www.bowersflybaby.com/slip3.wmv

Very cool. Your aircraft must be awash in cameras.

It does make it much more clear.

Considering I designed the Fly Baby MSFS model, it's my fault either way. :-)

If you say so. I don't know how the models are implemented
internally.

Actually, the problem is more the limited throw of the yaw control. The Fly
Baby has a very powerful rudder, but the pedals have a fairly long travel. That
makes it easy to input the precise amount of yaw. On the computer, the stick
only wiggles ~10 degrees left and right. I can run the rudder scalars up on the
MSFS config file, but then the rudder control gets too sensitive for normal
operations. Even a set of rudder pedals (older Thrustmasters) didn't give
enough control throw.

The twist rudder on the throttle is definitely a problem with any
aircraft. But it's better than the keyboard.

Would require some SERIOUS wriggling on a computer control
stick....

All rudder movements are difficult with a twisting joystick.

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On Thu, 02 Nov 2006 11:07:07 +0100, Mxsmanic wrote:

Ron Wanttaja writes:

Yep. Here's another video that should answer most of the above questions:

http://www.bowersflybaby.com/slip3.wmv

Very cool. Your aircraft must be awash in cameras.

No, just one cheap camera installed in different places on different flights.
It's apparent on the longer versions of the video, as while all three weekends I
shot video were sunny, the Saturday when the camera was mounted on the rudder
was fairly hazy and the other two days weren't.

The whole tale is at...

http://www.bowersflybaby.com/pix/video.html

Ron Wanttaja