http://www.apstraining.com/the-falling-leaf-exercise/ Advanced Aviation Training Specialists in Upset Recovery, Aerobatics and Stall/Spin Training Wed, 14 Jul 2010 01:52:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 http://www.apstraining.com/the-falling-leaf-exercise/comment-page-1/#comment-198 Three maneuvers to improve your flying | Leaving Terra Firma Mon, 26 Apr 2010 20:14:20 +0000 http://www.apstraining.com/?p=1758#comment-198 [...] The second is the “Falling Leaf.”  This is a stall maneuver that can be difficult to control in some aircraft, but with the docile dynamics of most trainers, it can be performed safely.  The positive benefits of this maneuver are numerous, but the most notable is learning rudder effectiveness in a stall. For example, early in my training when stalls were introduced I would absolutely crank the ailerons around trying to compensate for poor roll stability.  Unfortunately, ailerons are usually very ineffective in stalls.  The rudder on the other hand maintains plenty of effectiveness.  After my performance of stalls on my check-ride, the examiner taught me this maneuver in an effort to improve my flying.  As a word of caution, the maneuver is performed with the aircraft stalled, so too much rudder can cause a spin. There is a great video of the maneuver from the tail of an Extra 300 over at APS Training’s website. [...] [...] The second is the “Falling Leaf.”  This is a stall maneuver that can be difficult to control in some aircraft, but with the docile dynamics of most trainers, it can be performed safely.  The positive benefits of this maneuver are numerous, but the most notable is learning rudder effectiveness in a stall. For example, early in my training when stalls were introduced I would absolutely crank the ailerons around trying to compensate for poor roll stability.  Unfortunately, ailerons are usually very ineffective in stalls.  The rudder on the other hand maintains plenty of effectiveness.  After my performance of stalls on my check-ride, the examiner taught me this maneuver in an effort to improve my flying.  As a word of caution, the maneuver is performed with the aircraft stalled, so too much rudder can cause a spin. There is a great video of the maneuver from the tail of an Extra 300 over at APS Training’s website. [...]

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