REFLECTOR: rolls

[Mark Magee]

Any aircraft can perform an aileron roll, and a canard aircraft can perform
any aerobatic maneuver that does not require a main wing stall to perform.
Basically the Velo should be able to be aileron rolled, barrel rolled,
perform 1/2 Cuban 8's etc, any maneuver that is 'fly through and keeps 1G
or better on the airframe'. I second Rene's recommendations, aerobatic
training mandatory, then additional 'Headwork' training from the canard
community. There are numerous airshow performers that perform for 20 mins
or so and never enter a stall on the main wing, and quite a few guys that
perform in Long EZ's.
I think it's a shame that new Private Pilots aren't getting spin training
and very little aerobatics. Your head needs to be in a 'comfortable' place
should you get flipped inverted by B37 wake turbulence or a rogue blast of
Clear Air Turbulence on one wing only (rare). Every pilot should have some
intense aerobatic training, and know that their plane flies great inverted,
just how to properly recover maintaining 1G throughout and not starving the
oil pump or fuel pickups.
Sorry for the long post, just wanted to chime in on this topic. If you have
the altitude and get flipped inverted by nearby convective activity, what a
great opportunity to complete the inadvertently entered Split S maneuver.
Gotta be thinking Split S beforehand, would happen fairly fast. Probably
3.5 G's on the pullout, well within tolerance. Positive G's throughout:
good fuel pressure, good oil pressure. If you 'Whifferdill' (uncontrolled
flight) you may go negative G and fuel pressure, oil pressure or both. As
well your friends and family on-board would be duely 'impressed' should you
Split S out of a problem.  You could tell them that's how John Wayne would
do it! Did I mention I never fly with my in-laws... :)
90% headwork.


Mark Magee
N34XL


On Sun, May 12, 2013 at 10:09 PM, Lou Stedman <stedmanlou at roadrunner.com>wrote:

>   I have no intention to do a roll just curious about the handling just
> in case a natural occurrence would ever invert me
>
>  *From:* Rene Dugas <renedugas at gmail.com>
> *Sent:* Sunday, May 12, 2013 8:26 PM
> *To:* Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list <reflector at tvbf.org>
> *Subject:* Re: REFLECTOR: rolls
>
>  Doable but start over 30 degrees pitch angle and start with hard same
> side rudder.  Don't recommend.
>
> Sent from Rene's iPad. A pleasure.  Go Apple.
>
>
> On May 11, 2013, at 10:11 PM, "Lou Stedman" <stedmanlou at roadrunner.com>
> wrote:
>
>   Has anyone ever done a roll in their Velo? If so how were the handling
> characteristics?
>
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