Pilot Institute

MAY 9, 2024

It’s just S-turns with climbs and descents, right? We correct for the overbanking tendency with aileron opposite the turn. However, the aircraft tends to overbank at a low airspeed or when the bank angle is steep. The aileron on the right wing deflects down, increasing the camber and creating more lift.

Rudder 52

Rudder Lift Aileron Drag 52

Plane and Pilot

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

“A few seconds later the airplane data showed a maneuver consistent with an aileron roll followed by a rapid descent about 1,000 feet before regaining its prior altitude and track above the highway.” I did my first aileron roll in an RV-4. Airspeed reached 248 kias, well over the never exceed VNE of 200 kias.

True Airspeed 87

True Airspeed Indicated Airspeed Horizontal Stabilizer Aileron 87

Plane and Pilot

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

“A few seconds later the airplane data showed a maneuver consistent with an aileron roll followed by a rapid descent about 1,000 feet before regaining its prior altitude and track above the highway.” I did my first aileron roll in an RV-4. Airspeed reached 248 kias, well over the never exceed VNE of 200 kias.

True Airspeed 85

True Airspeed Indicated Airspeed Horizontal Stabilizer Aileron 85