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Old 21st Aug 2018, 19:38
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Originally Posted by Vessbot
I'm sure the nervous explanation is true in many cases, (as a light plane instructor, new students is where I saw the same thing) but not all. For example, the guy in the video with the aft-facing camera in front of the yoke, is an airshow pilot. Pretty sure he's not cowed by the guppy.
Someone needs to politely tell him that high gain inputs are fine for an extra 300 with neutral stability in all axes, it's not in a modern transport category aircraft certified to FAR25.

for the non-test community, a good article covering high gain low gain pilots is here:

http://www.innerairmanship.com/blog/2016/07/01/are-you-a-low-gain-pilot/

High gain - strafing run on ground target,re-establishing wings level from a twinkle roll.

Low gain - large aircraft approach, large aircraft level off, a well flown ils
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