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Old July 22nd 06, 11:26 PM posted to rec.aviation.piloting
Dudley Henriques[_1_]
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Default barrel roll in 172


"Klein" wrote in message
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On Fri, 21 Jul 2006 23:10:46 GMT, "Dudley Henriques"
wrote:


In unlimited glider aerobatic competitions there is a figure called
the "super slow roll" where a 360 degree roll must take AT LEAST 10
seconds to perform.


I love the super slow roll, and consider it one of the harder maneuvers to
perform correctly in demonstration work.
I once did one in an S1S Pitts the entire length of Dulles Airport. Takes
tremendous timing and coordination in the Pitts. I used my fingertips on the
stick and braced my heels solidly on the floor using my ankles as fulcrums
on the rudder for this maneuver; (which I always did anyway :-) .
Dudley Henriques