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RV-6 lazy 8s
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frankh
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Jerry Wilken?
Is that you?
Lazy 8's?....You really don't need much power...If you have more than enough your 8's will simply be a little bigger...In other words it really doesn't matter.
Tell you what, give me a call and we'll go do loops and rolls (aileron, barrell and snap) in your airplane....I'm quite happy to show how to do this stuff safely.
cheers
English frank
Is that you?
Lazy 8's?....You really don't need much power...If you have more than enough your 8's will simply be a little bigger...In other words it really doesn't matter.
Tell you what, give me a call and we'll go do loops and rolls (aileron, barrell and snap) in your airplane....I'm quite happy to show how to do this stuff safely.
cheers
English frank
whifof100ll
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frankh
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Loops
I like 160kts indicated at 4000ft....About a 3G pull up (watch your wingtip cut the horizon on the upline ...This means right rudder!) pull to inverted gently when you see the ASI hit around 95 t0 100kts...reduce backpressure to zero at the top and gently ease the stick back to do the downline.
Pull the power as soon as you start down.
I do pretty much al of my acro at 24 squared LOP...I.e pretty low power....Mainly cus I'm too lazy to do anything different.
If you feel the stall buffet on the backside just ease off the bacpressure.
Not that I would ever advise doing acro without training.
Frank
I like 160kts indicated at 4000ft....About a 3G pull up (watch your wingtip cut the horizon on the upline ...This means right rudder!) pull to inverted gently when you see the ASI hit around 95 t0 100kts...reduce backpressure to zero at the top and gently ease the stick back to do the downline.
Pull the power as soon as you start down.
I do pretty much al of my acro at 24 squared LOP...I.e pretty low power....Mainly cus I'm too lazy to do anything different.
If you feel the stall buffet on the backside just ease off the bacpressure.
Not that I would ever advise doing acro without training.
Frank
Loops from Level....
I generally use about 140 KIAS for loops, which turns out to be level flight - plenty of energy for loops, cubans, etc from that speed - this is in an -8 of course.
Paul
I generally use about 140 KIAS for loops, which turns out to be level flight - plenty of energy for loops, cubans, etc from that speed - this is in an -8 of course.
Paul
"LAZY" Eights?!?!?
What are those in an RV? I thought that RV's wouldn't do any sort of turns in the normal flight regime of less than 60 degrees bank......is my RV perhaps mis-rigged?
Cheers and happy flyin! I won't tell you to keep the shiny side up because that's no fun!
Stein
What are those in an RV? I thought that RV's wouldn't do any sort of turns in the normal flight regime of less than 60 degrees bank......is my RV perhaps mis-rigged?
Cheers and happy flyin! I won't tell you to keep the shiny side up because that's no fun!
Stein
frankh
Well Known Member
That was interesting
Jerry and I flew hi 6 this morning..I think I managed to help him see what has happening on the lazy and he has them nailed now.
What surprised me was how light the stick pressure was on the 6...did a roll and we grazed our heads on the canopy at the invert where I used what felt like the tinyest amount of forward pressure when inverted..
Wow...How'd that happen....?
Frank
Jerry and I flew hi 6 this morning..I think I managed to help him see what has happening on the lazy and he has them nailed now.
What surprised me was how light the stick pressure was on the 6...did a roll and we grazed our heads on the canopy at the invert where I used what felt like the tinyest amount of forward pressure when inverted..
Wow...How'd that happen....?
Frank
pierre smith
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The best flying RV..
......is what it is, Frank. Seriously, I've flown -4s, 6,7,8 and 9's. I'd prefer my -6 still. Yesterday I flew my buddy's -4 and it feels a lot like my -6...absolutely wonderful.
Regards,
......is what it is, Frank. Seriously, I've flown -4s, 6,7,8 and 9's. I'd prefer my -6 still. Yesterday I flew my buddy's -4 and it feels a lot like my -6...absolutely wonderful.
Regards,
