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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Dear Snap Confused in </span></font><font
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color:navy'>Dallas</span></font><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>,</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>To set the mood, please sit down in your
favorite leather covered reclining chair (on the patio), with a big glass of
sweat tee or beer. On the Advanced 45 down snap (advanced or masters), I
have problems entering it to slow! During the finals, this year, I zeroed
down line 1.5 snap and I thought it was perfect. I entered it a little
slow and although I did the same finger movements I always do, it just came out
like a fast aileron roll (Tony S., correct me if I'm wrong). To
correct it, I carried a little more speed and made SURE I added elevator first,
them crammed the rudder and aileron in the corners. Next sequences had
high snap marks. A little more speed helped. I did not change my
rates, or hit another switch or something weird, just carried more speed.
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Technique: Add elevator as fast as
you can to full deflection. As soon as the stick hits full deflection,
swipe it over to the side (swiping rudder at same time). Practice stick
movements while plane is on ground. Crude, simple.</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>I don't use snap switch. I use
the sticks because I lead with elevator and end holding rudder ½ second longer
than the elevator and aileron (same direction for 1.5 revolutions, opposite
direction for 1 revolution). </span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>I suggest golf as an outlet to pattern
flying because you can play and drink at same time.</span></font></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>-----Original Message-----<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>From:</span></b> Gray E Fowler
[mailto:gfowler@raytheon.com] <br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> </span></font><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>Wednesday,
November 05, 2003</span></font><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'> </span></font><font
size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>2:55 PM</span></font><font
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<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> discussion@nsrca.org<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> RE: F3A - snap roll query</span></font></p>
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</span></font><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
Arial'>Dear James...</span></font> <br>
<font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>On the
tail wiggle. The Advanced negative snap 45 down has a tendency to pick up speed
and produced a very rapid snap (hey-somehow I think you know this but gotta go
through it for those that do not know how famous you are). Anyway-as a result I
see alot of what looks like what you describe as the rapid roll with a tail
waggle (much more descriptive than wiggle which infers that it keeps going then
fizzles out). So when I mentioned the famous line "That was not a
snap" a person's response to me was, yes it was because with aileron alone
the plane cannot roll that fast-therefore it is a snap- just very rapid. Kinda
made sense at the time....All the elements where there, just in a micro
second.....Then I was told that the pilot must snap so that the judges can see
it...so then that was a zero.....basically cuz it was too fats to discern all
the elements.</span></font> <br>
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<font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>So, me
as a pilot., I am trying to make it as to be seen, but I also noticed that the
guys with the fast aileron roll tail waggles never get ZEROs even at the
NATS or even from me. And in a moment of mental panic that type of snap is my
back-up (i.e. mechanical snap). What are your thoughts on this???? Please do
not tell me to take up golf instead or stick to flying sport semi-scale P-51s.<br>
<br>
Signed</span></font> <br>
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<font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Snap
confused in </span></font><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Dallas</span></font><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>........<br>
<br>
Gray Fowler<br>
Principal Chemical Engineer<br>
Composites Engineering</span></font> </p>
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