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Split-S Decision

Plane and Pilot

“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. Flutter is a dangerous, complex, dynamic aeroelastic phenomenon dependent on true airspeed.

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Split-S Decision

Plane and Pilot

“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. Flutter is a dangerous, complex, dynamic aeroelastic phenomenon dependent on true airspeed.