Re: Sport ailerons
Posted: Mon Feb 19, 2018 9:35 pm
peter anson wrote:I have only had a very brief turn on the controls of a Sonex with the larger ailerons but my main impression was that they felt very heavy. With the standard ailerons the control balance feels pretty good at low speed, but at higher speeds the ailerons become fairly heavy whereas the elevator seems to become more sensitive, a difference which I think would be exacerbated by the larger ailerons.
Peter
At normal/pattern speeds, the aileron stick loads are very similar. At full throw aerobatic movements, the sport ailerons are much heavier, but give you a great roll rate. Often, when I do aerobatics, I find myself grabbing the stick with both hands if doing an aggressive roll. Its logarithmic, the farther you throw the control, the more force it will take. But for normal flying, its not even noticable.