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"Philip Cohen" <araff1@nyc.rr.com> schreef in bericht
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> Those of you with experience in the 118 HP 7ECA please tell me what you
> think of the following observations:
>
> I have found a Citabria 7ECA that I can fly for really cheap and even
start
> instructing in.
>
> The owner says that he does not do snap rolls, however, I am finding that
> the airplane snaps very easily, and surprisingly gently at about 80 knots.
> The g-load is minimal. In fact, I think that in this airplane it is a
much
> more comfortable maneuver than an aileron roll (which I find almost
> impossible to do well) or a slow roll (which causes the engine to sputter
> due to the non-inverted fuel and oil system).
>
> I am relatively new to aerobatics, but I would like to start teaching the
> basics to some of my more advanced students and other CFI colleagues, so I
> am trying to develop a syllabus of maneuvers that this airplane
> (unfortunately the only one I can get my hands on for now) can do well and
> gracefully. So far I am doing loops, barrel rolls, hammerheads, normal
> cubans (reverse cubans seem beyond the limits of this airplane), and
spins.
> Any other suggestions?
>
> Although the snap roll is technically an advanced maneuver, it almost
seems
> like in THIS airplane it is simpler and more comfortable to do than the
> other rolls.
>
> Is there any reason not to do snaps in this airplane? A lot of people
seem
> to think that the tail is going to fall off eventually if you snap roll it
> too much. Is this nonsense?
>
> phil cohen
>
>
>
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