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Old 13th September 2005 | 20:50
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EGTC
 
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I was thinking after posting last night, I'm not too worried about pushing the rudder over and then seeing how she flies on the ailerons but I am a bit nervous about pushing the ailerons over and seeing how she flies on rudder. How far do you let it go before you give up?
Well I'd guess that if the ailerons or the rudder lock up in flight, they can only lock up in the position they're in at the time. So the maximum position the ailerons could lock in is only the maximum aileron input you use in flight. So you wouldn't ever have to cope with the ailerons locked in the full position. Someone correct me if I'm wrong.

Also flying with the rudder locked in position could be dangerous, as everytime you turn against the direction of the rudder you\'ll sideslip and end up with a very high rate of descent. So I suppose just make all turns in the same direction as the rudder deflection.
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