4 Consecutive Aileron Rolls

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franc01sss
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4 Consecutive Aileron Rolls

Post by franc01sss » Fri Sep 14, 2007 10:45 pm

I fly alot of f-15 in lock on, but i cant do 4 continous aileron roll at 450 +/-
When i fly 675 (lol) i can do the 4 on and not crash

do you guy use a bigger speed, or just use little stick movement to maintain altitude.

thx for the help
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Post by Lawndart » Fri Sep 14, 2007 11:15 pm

Start @ 450 knots, pitch 2 degrees nose high, unload, then full left deflection, and during each revolution you'll need to work in forward stick to prolong the arc so that by roll #2 you're back at the "false horizon" line (i.e. zero degrees nose high/low) and by the completion of roll #4, you'll want to be 2-3 degrees nose low. Not only that, but you're also working with forward stick to maintain your line throughout the 4 rolls, basically keeping the aircraft on the same heading and reference line during the entire maneuver with the use of elevator control. It looks like an easy pass to fly, but to do it well and close to the ground takes a lot of stick work and attention to detail! :wink:

In fact, I find a good aileron roll set harder to come by than making that perfect slow roll.
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Post by franc01sss » Sat Sep 15, 2007 4:12 am

So it means ...

More flight time to come... darn!!!

i just finished my slow roll training :P

now the aileron roll training will begin!
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