Bayou Bert
Well Known Member
As someone getting ready to start building an RV9A after the 1st, I have been reading throught the Van's build manual.
Van's has the flight testing in the back of the manual and reading it made the hair standup on my neck.
Does everyone push their new airplanes to the limits outlined in the manual?
Sure was a lot of parachute wearing needed.
One that really got my attentions was under Glide testing.
The manual has a statement in it about the danger of, too much or not enough rudder, and approach airspeed, causing the plane to snap over inverted! Are they talking about a stall to spin situation? They don't say spin but they say SNAP to inverted either forward or over.
Sure would like some comments on what everyone does in flight testing and about the comment on the snapping of the plane.
Bert
Van's has the flight testing in the back of the manual and reading it made the hair standup on my neck.
Does everyone push their new airplanes to the limits outlined in the manual?
Sure was a lot of parachute wearing needed.
One that really got my attentions was under Glide testing.
The manual has a statement in it about the danger of, too much or not enough rudder, and approach airspeed, causing the plane to snap over inverted! Are they talking about a stall to spin situation? They don't say spin but they say SNAP to inverted either forward or over.
Sure would like some comments on what everyone does in flight testing and about the comment on the snapping of the plane.
Bert