Number 3's Diamond Roll video
Posted: Thu May 10, 2012 9:18 am
First off, that was an awesome video demonstration!
Your video was very insightful at demonstrating how you guys perform your barrel rolls and I have a few questions about the nature of the technique you guys use. I made a few observations on how I think you perform them and was wondering if you could please confirm them or correct them. Thanks!
Only moments before you begin rolling the formation, it seems that you release nearly (if not) all of the pull used for the initial climb. Then you accelerate to your full roll rate quite quickly (perhaps in the first 45 degrees?) and maintain it until about 270 degrees giving more time to the deceleration than you give towards the initial acceleration to aid in a smoother exit. On the exit, you seem to have quite a bit of pull in order to bring yourselves back to level flight. I was wondering that if all the above is correct, then you must be increasing the amount of pull during the roll? How exactly are you guys applying this and does it occur in a short period at some specific point during the roll or gradually (linearly/exponentially) throughout the duration?
Thanks in advance!
Your video was very insightful at demonstrating how you guys perform your barrel rolls and I have a few questions about the nature of the technique you guys use. I made a few observations on how I think you perform them and was wondering if you could please confirm them or correct them. Thanks!
Only moments before you begin rolling the formation, it seems that you release nearly (if not) all of the pull used for the initial climb. Then you accelerate to your full roll rate quite quickly (perhaps in the first 45 degrees?) and maintain it until about 270 degrees giving more time to the deceleration than you give towards the initial acceleration to aid in a smoother exit. On the exit, you seem to have quite a bit of pull in order to bring yourselves back to level flight. I was wondering that if all the above is correct, then you must be increasing the amount of pull during the roll? How exactly are you guys applying this and does it occur in a short period at some specific point during the roll or gradually (linearly/exponentially) throughout the duration?
Thanks in advance!