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Slow Down, Speed up
Several years ago, I was told that the US signals for slow down and speed
up are not the same as used in Europe. Can any European friends confirm or deny this? In USA, Slow Down is yaw Speed Up is Rock wings Thanks, Bob |
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Slow Down, Speed up
On Apr 12, 5:15*pm, Robert Gaines
wrote: *Several years ago, I was told that the US signals for slow down and speed up are not the same as used in Europe. *Can any European friends confirm or deny this? * In USA, *Slow Down is yaw * Speed Up is *Rock wings *Thanks, *Bob Presuming ground launching, most operations I'm aware of no longer rock wings for speed up, but simply lower the nose. The tail wag, or yaw, is still used for slow down. Frank Whiteley |
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Frank Whiteley skrev:
On Apr 12, 5:15 pm, Robert Gaines wrote: Several years ago, I was told that the US signals for slow down and speed up are not the same as used in Europe. Can any European friends confirm or deny this? In USA, Slow Down is yaw Speed Up is Rock wings Thanks, Bob Presuming ground launching, most operations I'm aware of no longer rock wings for speed up, but simply lower the nose. The tail wag, or yaw, is still used for slow down. Frank Whiteley In Denmark, it's exactly the opposite... Yaw/Rudder for speed up, Roll/Ailerons for slow down and they are the same in Germany as far as I know. /J |
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In Denmark, it's exactly the opposite... Yaw/Rudder for speed up, Roll/Ailerons for slow down and they are the same in Germany as far as I know. Interesting. I remember the US signals by remembering that if I'm slow on the edge of a stall the last thing I want to do is aggressive ruddering. John Cochrane |
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UK BGA: rudder for too fast and ailerons for too slow (in 20 years of being
around winch sites I have never seen or used the latter) I am staggered that the alternative method is used anywhere, even if the correct and expected pre cursor is to lower the nose and unload the airframe. GG (It's more like 25 years now that I think of it!) At 20:53 15 April 2009, John Cochrane wrote: In Denmark, it's exactly the opposite... Yaw/Rudder for speed up, Roll/Ailerons for slow down and they are the same in Germany as far as I know. Interesting. I remember the US signals by remembering that if I'm slow on the edge of a stall the last thing I want to do is aggressive ruddering. John Cochrane |
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Slow Down, Speed up
The use of ailerons to rock the wings to indicate too slow was discontinued
in the UK in the 1960s, it was thought to be responsible for gliders spinning on the wire. The appropriate action is to lower the nose. A switched on winch driver will spot this and speed up, if he can. If you get a dozy one, or there is a problem then the action is to treat as a failure and release. Too fast, yaw with rudder. I have always wondered about high yaw rates with high angle of attack and wing loading, even if the indicated speed is "high", but that is still the "official" procedure in the UK. Yaw to indicate too slow, seems a quick way to get back down on the ground to me. At 22:45 15 April 2009, Gav Goudie wrote: UK BGA: rudder for too fast and ailerons for too slow (in 20 years of being around winch sites I have never seen or used the latter) I am staggered that the alternative method is used anywhere, even if the correct and expected pre cursor is to lower the nose and unload the airframe. GG (It's more like 25 years now that I think of it!) At 20:53 15 April 2009, John Cochrane wrote: In Denmark, it's exactly the opposite... Yaw/Rudder for speed up, Roll/Ailerons for slow down and they are the same in Germany as far as I know. Interesting. I remember the US signals by remembering that if I'm slow on the edge of a stall the last thing I want to do is aggressive ruddering. John Cochrane |
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