[NSRCA-discussion] Rudder Dual Rate

[JShulman]

The high rate rudder with high expo will work, until you get into snaps.
Then you might switch into high rate aileron with high expo and low rate
rudder and elevator set-up. Switching for a stall turn seems less stressful
than for a snap. But that's looking ahead.

I have flown both the Sportsman and Intermediate with low rates on all
surfaces. The "trick" to the stall turn on low rate is to NOT wait until the
last minute to start adding rudder. I like to tell everyone it's like adding
rudder like you would follow an expo curve. Little, little more, little more
and then full (only when the plane will not fly over the top). It takes a
bit of getting used to, but it works, all the way through to FAI also. I do
have a high rate/high expo rudder set-up for rolling circles/loops (along
with low rate aileron for 1 and 2 rollers) and those "O S" stall turns. I
prefer the low rates on rudder and elevator cause now I don't have to flip
switches for snaps.

But ultimately it comes down to what YOU feel comfortable doing. After some
practice, the rudder switch should become a motion rather than a thought.

Regards,
Jason
www.jasonshulman.com
www.shulmanaviation.com
www.composite-arf.com

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[mailto:nsrca-discussion-bounces at lists.nsrca.org]On Behalf Of Bob Wilson
  Sent: Monday, October 08, 2007 3:56 PM
  To: NSRCA-discussion at lists.nsrca.org
  Subject: [NSRCA-discussion] Rudder Dual Rate


  I'm working on the Intermediate pattern and have got a question on dual
rates.
  Except for the stall turns I like to keep the rudder on a lower
rate...this keeps me from over-controlling direction changes.
  On the two stall turn maneuvers, however,  I flip it to high rate, but
then back again as soon as the maneuver is over.
  Just curious if anyone else does this, and, in fact, does anyone alternate
between low and high rates while flying their respective sequences?  Or, am
I generating a bad habit?
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