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Another common misnomer is that the ailerons do
not work while hovering. This could not be further
from the truth. If you do not use the ailerons during
hovering, you will be at the mercy of the motor’s
torque and the airplane will continually roll to the
left. Two very effective techniques to employ to
reduce or stop this rotation is first to counter the
left rolling moment with right aileron and also to
lean the airplane 5–10 degrees either slightly to the
gear or away from it. Leaning the airplane makes
it more difficult for the torque of the motor to roll
the airplane because the weight and thrust vectors
are misaligned. You can also use this mode of flight
to move the airplane closer or further away from
you. When you start doing this, you will quickly
realize that you are starting to perform a very high
angle of attack harrier.
With this in mind let’s tackle the “Elevator” and
“Harrier,” which is the second most popular 3D
maneuver. A common misconception is that you
always fly around with the elevator fully deflected.
What you will find is you must continually modulate
the elevator to maintain the same angle of attack.
This is done by watching the flight path and body
angle of the airplane and adjusting the elevator
and throttle accordingly. Also you must work to
keep the wings level with the ailerons. Many times
we hear people say that certain airplanes do not
lock into the harrier well. While this may be true,
what you will find is most every airplane has a
magic angle of attack that minimizes wing-rock,
and the pilots whose airplanes appear to be locked
into these maneuvers know how to keep their
airplane in this sweet spot.
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