Excess Aileron sensitivity around neutral

[Terry Brox]

Something else to consider, though you said you dont believe it is tail heavy since it is not  twitchy on elevator, the Meridian has a pretty large stab, that plus the right amount of expo can keep pitch sensitivity under control yet ailerons can still be too sensitive. Then when you throttle up, more airflow over everything will help smooth some of the sensitivity out to some degree. I normally would not suggest this course on most pattern planes, however, on the Meridian, the stab is huge compared to most planes. Since it would not be too hard to add a couple of ounces of lead in the nose, you might try it along with decreasing aileron throw. Everyone has been right on, on the throw. I flew mine with 11 degrees for high rate. Good luck, Terry
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: paul 
  To: discussion at nsrca.org 
  Sent: Tuesday, December 06, 2005 7:26 PM
  Subject: Re: Excess Aileron sensitivity around neutral


      As usual, I have a wealth of information - of course some of it is contradictory.  This makes it sooo much more interesting - as in real life answers are rarely cut and dry.  Is modling real live or scaled down ???
      Anyhow, reducing throws to minumums and possibly squaring off the TE are a couple of the most doable solutions.  

      I'm curious how the following can impact aileron neutral sensitivity :
  * aileron reflex or droop 
  * wing and stab incidence
  * wing loading

  Thanks,
  Paul


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