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I flew with ailerons today
I flew with ailerons for the first time today!!!! (by the way I used the elevator too) It was pretty easy. A whole lot of worrying over nothing. I thought it would be real different.
I dorked once into the ground. Cartwheeled it once. Then no problemo !! I used the rare bear which did fine it was a gentle flyer and slowed down pretty good. Belly landings were a snap. It looks every bit as cool as the tiger moth. It was also the madien voyage for the rear bear. |
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That's great! I think moving to ailerons is a step that too many people make too big a deal out of.
Martin |
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Personally I think aileron planes are easier to fly; controlling the roll with ailerons is much mor precise than the sort-of-barrell-roll -effect provided by rudder and diheral. I also like to fly straight-wing planes, because they tend to do what the pilot wants in contrast to big diheral trainers that seem to have a mind of their own sometimes. However I think that a trainer is supposed to "have a mind of its own" and sometimes when the pilotīs a little out of control itīs good if the plane just responds "I donīt think so" to control inputs that could easily prove fatal and usually tend to fly on their own if the pilot doesnīt interfere too much. The point is that flying with ailerons isnīt really at all difficult for anyone who can fly a basic trainer. Iīm at most a mediocre pilot and Iīve preferred ailerons for a long time already.
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Just don't ignore the left stick!!!
It's too easy to start using the right stick only. Every once in a while, practice turning using Rudder/elevator, in case something happens and you lose aileron control. Viper |
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The nice thing about using ailerons is when you have a crosswind on takeoff. You can keep the plane tipped into the wind yet control the direction of the takeoff with the rudder. Takes a bit of practice but is very satisfying to learn. Then you don't have to quit flying if you wind up with a crosswind.
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Thanks for all your input. I have to think about rudder control. The rare bear has no rudder. I have already noticed how the tail tends to slide over. My next plane will be a full house plane. Yeah there is a SwitchBack in my future.
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I just realized that my reply above could be taken in a rude way. What I meant is that too many people are worried about how different aileron planes are when there's not a lot of need to worry.
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I didn't think you were rude. I think you were right on. The only difference for me was the speed. I feel you have to fly a little faster with ailerons. These planes don't float to good.
If think you can, "just do it". I spent a lot of time analyzing whether I was ready or not. Had to let go of the plane to find out. |
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