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AILERON ROLL
As the name implies, the aileron roll is done with "normal" inputs of aileron
and rudder (in contrast to snap rolls). At the
point this maneuver is introduced to students in the Sunrise Basic syllabus,
no attempt is made to maintain altitude during the roll. The result is
a steady transition from climb to descent until the aircraft regains upright
flight. This simplified approach to rolling is ideal for beginning aerobatic
pilots.
A further development of basic rolling technique introduces forward
elevator (and negative G) to eliminate altitude loss while inverted. The
result is a Slow Roll, introduced in the Sunrise
Intermediate syllabus. Once mastered, slow rolls completely replace
aileron rolls in the repertoires of most pilots.
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