Support for Masters Pilots

[Eric Henderson]

I must have done this snap maneuver a whole bunch of times since 2002. At first you are uncomfortable because you really are in unfamiliar territory. Then it gradually becomes routine as you perfect your timing. Once mastered you will wonder why it was such a big deal.

It was designed so that you entered the loop inverted going downwind. This results in you heading upwind and upright just as you perform the snap. This was planned to minimizes the fear-factor and any panic moments.

As you get familiar with this maneuver you may actually find yourself adding power before and during the snap. Yes, I said adding power.

Adding about 1/4 throttle gives the snap some exit authority. At first you instinctively do the snap with down-glide-power only. The result is often a hard-to-stop-accurately snap. Adding some power seems to give a much better "cone" at the back. I suspect that this is due to the airflow over the tail feathers continuing though the maneuver. Try a few going straight and level and vary your speeds and see if you see what I saw....

Also just banging full power after the snap doesn't seem to give as good a climb out as gradually adding power all the way around the remaining half loop.

Ref. The length of the 1/4-1/2-1/4 roll, it should be a little bit shorter than a 4-point-roll because it is a 4-point roll with one point missing.

Ref. The reverse KE, beware of trying to do super long KE components. It's not a requirement.

Nite,

Eric.
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Ed White 
  To: discussion at nsrca.org 
  Sent: Monday, November 15, 2004 11:35 PM
  Subject: RE: Warning to Masters Pilots


  This is very consistent with what I've found.  The
  keys for me seem to be speed management and less
  aileron in the snap than I was using last year.  

  This maneuver is very speed sensitive.  Previous snaps
  in the upright Avalanche or 45 deg down were much less
  speed sensitive.  I'm flying a Focus II, YS 140L,
  17-10N prop and find I actually have to carry a little
  - very little - power above idle into the snap.

  Though I have yet to make it look very pretty.

  Ed


  --- Archie Stafford <astafford at 3states.net> wrote:

  > This really is not that much tougher than any other
  > maneuver.  With the breaking available today with
  the
  > large fuselages. 
  > ...
  > This is a maneuver that will require excellent speed
  > management, but when done well is a very pretty
  > maneuver.  
  > 
  > Arch
  > 


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