Guy Posted May 22, 2018 Share Posted May 22, 2018 Hi everyone, just looking for a little guidance from more experienced pilots than me please. I fly a standard wing, Ozone Magmax under quite a heavy trike. I'm very happy with this combination and as I have been slowly building my hours I have been quite happy with adopting pretty flat turns.....very much as a change of direction rather than anything more. I am now looking to extend this (slowly and carefully at a good height) to tighter turns. Nothing extreme/wingovers, just a bit more 'interesting'. I always fly with a little pressure in both brakes, but would appreciate any do's or don'ts on this. I don't have a regular instructor available and no other flyers close by. Many thanks, Guy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyB Posted May 22, 2018 Share Posted May 22, 2018 I (and think most trained pilots) was taught and practised the answers to all those questions when I was being trained. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Posted May 23, 2018 Share Posted May 23, 2018 17 hours ago, Guy said: Hi everyone, just looking for a little guidance from more experienced pilots than me please. I fly a standard wing, Ozone Magmax under quite a heavy trike. I'm very happy with this combination and as I have been slowly building my hours I have been quite happy with adopting pretty flat turns.....very much as a change of direction rather than anything more. I am now looking to extend this (slowly and carefully at a good height) to tighter turns. Nothing extreme/wingovers, just a bit more 'interesting'. I always fly with a little pressure in both brakes, but would appreciate any do's or don'ts on this. I don't have a regular instructor available and no other flyers close by. Many thanks, Guy Hi Guy, Can you get over to the Summer Fly-in or Parafest? I imagine a weekend surrounded by pilots will do you a lot of good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guy Posted May 23, 2018 Author Share Posted May 23, 2018 17 hours ago, AndyB said: I (and think most trained pilots) was taught and practised the answers to all those questions when I was being trained. I was trained on a powered parachute wing, so little finesse required there. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guy Posted May 23, 2018 Author Share Posted May 23, 2018 3 hours ago, Steve said: Hi Guy, Can you get over to the Summer Fly-in or Parafest? I imagine a weekend surrounded by pilots will do you a lot of good. Hi Steve. Yes, I am hoping to get to parafest so that is a very good suggestion..........many thanks. Guy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyB Posted May 23, 2018 Share Posted May 23, 2018 34 minutes ago, Guy said: I was trained on a powered parachute wing, so little finesse required there. A typical turn training schedule would be something like this, all done at height: 1. Fly figure of eights. 2. 360 degree turns. Pulling left brake to give a give 3 x 360 turns. Learn to hold the turn and need to compensate in/out of wind. Coming out of turn smoothly by 'damping'. 3. 360 turns to the right, as above. 4. S turn pattern to lose height without gaining forward distance into wind. Large and small S's to be learned and control of height through S turn size Have fun Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guy Posted May 23, 2018 Author Share Posted May 23, 2018 49 minutes ago, AndyB said: A typical turn training schedule would be something like this, all done at height: 1. Fly figure of eights. 2. 360 degree turns. Pulling left brake to give a give 3 x 360 turns. Learn to hold the turn and need to compensate in/out of wind. Coming out of turn smoothly by 'damping'. 3. 360 turns to the right, as above. 4. S turn pattern to lose height without gaining forward distance into wind. Large and small S's to be learned and control of height through S turn size Have fun Thanks Andy, much appreciated. Guy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gregwatson Posted May 31, 2018 Share Posted May 31, 2018 Add power whilst turning to compensate for reduced lift, or no? Most people seem happy to lose a bit of height. Not sure if adding power is risky due to increasing angle of attack in a turn maybe? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyB Posted May 31, 2018 Share Posted May 31, 2018 Yes, but with finesse, smoothly on and smoothly off. Practice high up. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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