REFLECTOR: Symantec confusion

[Lawrence Epstein]

Pretty sure that Ailerons that are slightly up in flight decrease the net
AOA of the wing, therefore decreasing lift and therefore decrease drag.

Larry Epstein

On Sat, Dec 3, 2011 at 2:05 PM, Laurence Coen <lwcoen at hotmail.com> wrote:

> **
> Aileron snatch, Dutch roll and adverse yaw are three separate and distinct
> things.  Google "Dutch roll" and and get your terms straight.  Aileron
> droop on a Velocity is to compensate for slop in the control system.  In
> flight the ailerons should be in neutral.  Air foils that droop in flight
> are called "flaps" and are retracted in cruise.  Gliders have air foils
> that stick up to kill lift.  A Velocity is neither a glider or does it have
> flaps.  Aileron snatch is where aileron control is "snatched" away from the
> pilot in an un-commanded moment.
>
> Larry Coen
> N136LC
>
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