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Re: Europa-List: Cross controlling ailerons and rudder in the landing

Subject: Re: Europa-List: Cross controlling ailerons and rudder in the landing
From: Fred Klein <fklein@orcasonline.com>
Date: Fri, 28 Jul 2006 10:43:51
approach


Glenn,

I have never heard the terms, "bottom rudder", or "top rudder". At the 
risk of asking a stupid question, could you please explain the terms 
and how they apply in the present instance.

Fred

On Friday, July 28, 2006, at 09:48 AM, GLENN CROWDER wrote:

>
>  I was taught on the Europa to never use the bottom rudder on the turn 
> from base to final and just make the turn with ailerons.  If you hit 
> the bottom rudder, you are slowing the inside wing more than the 
> outside wing.  It is permissible to use the top rudder in the turn as 
> this accelerates the inside wing (which is what you do in a slip).  So 
> one can cause a stall by using bottom rudder and not be cross 
> controlled.  I was taught that as long as you use top rudder only (or 
> no rudder at all) on the base to final turn, the inside wing cannot 
> stall first. 
>  



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