GREAT PLANES RealFlight 7 User Manual page 325

Aerobatics-
When you practice aerobatics, the three important steps are:
• Start the plane straight and level, in a controlled situation
• Perform the maneuver
• Return to a straight, controlled situation
Anyone can give it full throttle, jam the sticks in all directions and watch the plane
tumble and roll. However, this is not what you will do out in the field. Do this and you
will not have control of the airplane!
The key to properly performing the maneuver is in the setup. Doing so will allow you
to cleanly finish and your experience will be more rewarding as well as more realistic.
Concentrate on making the maneuvers "clean and crisp." If you are doing a
roll, try to keep the plane on a straight line as you roll. If you are doing a loop,
try to make a perfectly round circle.
If you want to practice aerobatics using RealFlight 7, try the Virtual Flight
Instruction feature (accessible via the Training menu). The Virtual Flight
Instruction feature provides a series of personal lessons taught by pros.
Throttle Management-
Avoid the temptation of giving the plane full throttle and keeping it there for
hours at a time. This teaches you bad habits and makes even a good flier look
like a rookie out at the field.
Many of the maneuvers require proper throttle management in order to make
a maneuver look good. Loops, stalls, torque rolls, touch-and-goes are just a
few examples.
performing a slow roll at medium throttle and keeping a perfectly straight line.
This difficult maneuver will earn you more praise at the field than doing a full
speed, full stick roll.
Rudder Management-
Most airplanes can (more or less) be effectively flown with just the elevator and
ailerons. Good pilots will tell you that the proper use of the rudder is just as
important, however. Many aerobatic maneuvers require excellent rudder
usage.
Rudder control is especially important when landing in a crosswind. Pilots that
cannot use the rudder usually land in the tall grass (embarrassing!). Pilots that
do use the rudder can land on the numbers almost every time.
Try doing various maneuvers at differing speeds.
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