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FLIGHT TECHNIQUE: MASTER THE HARRIER PASS
TEXT & ILLUSTRATIONS BY DAVE SCOTT Tips and techniques to fly like the pros A major cornerstone of 3D flying, the harrier pass consists of flying an airplane at a very high angle of attack at a very low airspeed. In this “high alpha” or post-stall position, it can be said that the plane is flying more on the prop than on the wing. Control during a harrier is primarily maintained by the propwash over...
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