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Snap Rolls – Add these “Flick” Rolls to Spice Up Your Aerobatic Maneuvers

Inside and outside snap rolls add great excitement to flying while opening up a whole new world of maneuver possibilities. We’ll start with inside, or positive, snap rolls, which are accomplished by applying full (normal rate) up-elevator along with full rudder and aileron in the same direction. Quickly applying full up-elevator causes the wing to exceed its critical angle of attack, resulting in a stall. The stalled (unloaded) wing breaks the hold of the airflow,...
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