FLIGHT TECHNIQUE: MASTERING KNIFE-EDGE FLIGHT

TEXT & ILLUSTRATIONS BY DAVE SCOTT The crawl-walk-run approach to making you look like a pro! A gorgeous SebArt Extreme Katana S performs a nice knife-edge all the way down the runway (photo by John Reid). A GREAT DEAL OF AIRSPEED, THRUST AND RUDDER (YAW) ARE TYPICALLY REQUIRED TO MAINTAIN ALTITUDE IN KNIFE-EDGE FLIGHT. ALONG WITH BEING AN outstanding show maneuver, knife-edge flight will help take your flying to a new level of satisfaction and...