gatt wrote:
I threw out the Wiki on Dudley Henriques to MX on r.a.s. and then read this:

"During the early sixties, flying a Mustang, he patented a three point
reverse roll to knife-edge tactical pitch-out approach that became a
trademark manoeuvre." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dudley_Henriques

Well, that flew right over -my- head!

There doesn't seem to be video or some other internet source demonstrating
this that I can find. (but boy is it fun looking!) Can I ask what a
"reverse roll" is? (or a "tactical pitch-out approach")

Thanks!

-Chris Gattman
Portland






Kyle has it exactly right. Reverse roll simply meant the pitch out was
away from the intended downwind low off the initial; a 270 degree point
3 roll stopping the third point with hard top rudder and a transition to
back pressure onto the downwind.

A "tactical pitch out" as opposed to a normal pitch out off the initial
puts the airplane coming in low off the deck at a much higher airspeed
at the pitch point than the normal pitch out, which is performed near
pattern speed at the downwind altitude. The tactical pitch out is a fan
break off the deck pulling up and into the downwind.

Both approaches use the break and pull into drag rise to slow the
aircraft to dirty configuration airspeed.

--
Dudley Henriques