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TomParsons Certificates/Ratings/Crew Stations: 5. "RE: Flying Figures with Fixed-Pitch..." 05-19-03, 14:41z  After a couple more flights over the weekend, I think I'm getting better at working the throttle. I'm not letting the engine rev over 3000 RPM, partly because of engine concerns, but mainly because I don't want to tick off the neighbors for no reason! I find I don't need to throttle back at all in the loops, and this is with only a 4-4.5 G pull. In fact, if I do throttle back, I come out 10 or 20 mph slower than I want. It seems like I do need to throttle back on downlines (not surprisingly), but also a bit on the 45 downline (of a 1/2 Cuban for example) if I want a long enough line. I also find that at full throttle I don't need much of a dive at all (and can't do much without over-revving) to get to my looping speed of 160 mph. Now that is pretty cool! I also got some ground critiquing yesterday. It seems I'm pinching my loops. To me, it seems like the float needs to be a lot longer than I'm used to in the S-2B I practiced in before. Also, I'm coming out low much of the time. Maybe I'm just late- late to start the float, then late to gather it back in? Tom P. Remove | Alert Edit | Reply | Reply With Quote | Top

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Subject      Author      Message Date     ID      Flying Figures with Fixed-Pitch Typ...    TomParsons       05-05-03              RE: Flying Figures with Fixed-Pitch...    djpacro       05-06-03       1         RE: Flying Figures with Fixed-Pitch...    KendalSimpson       05-06-03       2         RE: Flying Figures with Fixed-Pitch...    TomParsons       05-07-03       3         RE: Flying Figures with Fixed-Pitch...    Patty_Wagstaff       05-16-03       4         RE: Flying Figures with Fixed-Pitch...    TomParsons       05-19-03       5

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