In all fairness, the person posing the question may not be a Edwards or Pax River test pilot grad, or even have a college degree in aero, or may not have more than a few hundred hours in real planes. So understanding of all the "fine" points of the subject should be excused.
The question may have included the cee gee for some reason or other, maybe an incident of concern to the poster. My training 60 years ago was that in twin motor planes you had to be careful if operating on only one. Ya know, the old saw about rolling into the dead engine. Bob Hoover did it on his routine I saw in a P-38 to demo that skill and experience made a lotta difference on the outcomne.
As far as the question goes, seems like the fellow was asking about nose movement left or right when sitting upright in the front seat. So answers/contributions should be referenced to that, huh? Some here have gone thru gyrations that the other 95% never saw or even dreamed of. Those few folks can discuss with each other the very fine points of aero and touch and feel and control inputs that the other 95% who have not pulled 9 gees or did a tail slide or even had an engine failure won't need to use until that "one" day and situation. Those 95% of most pilots should just file the neat stuff away, and from personal experience, I can assert that the hints and clues come back real fast. It is why I rehearsed bad situations in my feeble brain while waiting for a haircut or hoping my wife came out of the doctor's office O.K. When the instant came, I just replayed my actions...... musta worked, 'cause I am here posting, heh heh
Last edited by gums; 2nd Jan 2021 at 22:04.
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