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Old 21st Aug 2018, 21:21
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Originally Posted by VinRouge
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:

Are you a low-gain pilot? | Inner Art of Airmanship Blog

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
I can guaran-goddamn-tee you that these aren't the right control inputs for an Extra 300 either! In non-aerobatic flight, I don't know that I ever moved the stick more than an eighth of an inch at a time. If that.

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