Comment on "Keel-fixed versus keel free: Spectrum 144: self-sustaining yaw-roll oscillations"
...bove my horizon reference. My indecision was because in all my previous tows it has been an effort in my slow glider to stay down at the tug level and not get above it, being b...Comment on "Call to Action. Adding Spiral recovery Tasks to the Practical Test Standards (PTS)."
...until the aircraft stalls. Demonstrate that reducing pitch pressure and levelling the wings will reduce hei...n this spiral mode. Demonstrate that the aircraft can be readily rolled level by easing pitch pressure and...Comment on "So... despite having done careful fuel planning, have you ever found yourself arriving at your destination with a very uncomfortably low amount of fuel?"
...te for option 2 also includes the nervousness of option 4 as well)-- that's only about 2 gallons of gas. While I flew down to that level once, I was tense. That...Comment on "Keel-fixed versus keel free: Spectrum 144: self-sustaining yaw-roll oscillations"
...gtip is moving at a higher airspeed than the inboard or low wingtip. It's a dihedral-like effect, tending to roll the glider toward wings-level, but it responds to yaw rate,...