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Old July 20th 06, 10:22 PM posted to rec.aviation.piloting
john smith
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Default barrel roll in 172

In article ,
"Morgans" wrote:

Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't an aileron roll a negative 1 G
maneuver? You spin on an axis, through the plane's center of gravity. For
an instant, the pilot is upside down, hanging by the belt.


Inertia, centrifugal force. Think three dimensional. You do not have to
maintain level flight. Pick a down-line. Altitude and gravity are your
friends, put the nose down. :-))