[NSRCA-discussion] Masters Avalanche question

[Chuck Hochhalter]

Ron, that is cheating, you should immediately point out to the judges that 
you lead the snap in order to preserve the geometry of the maneuver.

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From: "Ronald Van Putte" <vanputte at cox.net>
Sent: Sunday, April 05, 2009 7:34 PM
To: "General pattern discussion" <nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org>
Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Masters Avalanche question

> What you can try is easing some yaw in by putting in a bit of left  rudder 
> just before entering the snap (the judges probably won't even  notice).
>
> Ron
>
> On Apr 5, 2009, at 6:13 PM, Keith Black wrote:
>
>> I’m having trouble with the Masters Avalanche and wanted to see if 
>> anyone had any suggestions or was experiencing the same problem.
>>
>>
>>
>> Entering the maneuver left to right then pushing the half loop to  the 
>> snap, If I attempt a positive snap to the right (which rotates  the plane 
>> away from the flight line) the nose comes around nicely  to complete the 
>> arch of the loop, but ends pointing about 20  degrees away from the 
>> flight line. If I stay on the rudder after  the snap I can immediately 
>> put the plane back in line, but it’s  quite ugly and obvious rather than 
>> smoothly exiting the snap  parallel to the flight line. I’ve tried using 
>> less rudder, but have  not been able to get that to work any better.
>>
>>
>>
>> I’ve also tried an outside snap but to me this looks terrible and  the 
>> nose is elevated on exit.
>>
>>
>>
>> The plane is a Beryll.
>>
>>
>>
>> Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
>>
>>
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Keith Black
>>
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