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Old 27th August 2000 | 16:15
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Hi Beagle and others,
When I learned on a Tiger Moth with an ex-wartime RAF QFI, it was very definitely 'stick centred, pick up wing with rudder'. And the Tiger has a huge rudder (presumably for ground handling)and crap ailerons.

Paradoxically we were told that a good way to kill yourself was to turn finals at too low an airspeed and hold the nose up with top rudder. We had to try this as an excercise and indeed the old bird would heave itself over and spin readily the other way.

yours, confused,
gv