- Wed Oct 17, 2012 9:55 am
#297977
Howdy all,
I've been flying powered for just over a year now, and am now feeling comfortable to start exploring more dynamic ways to fly. Until now, I have always been very conservative with bank angles while climbing, and usually don't enter into a 45 degree bank angle or more until I'm either not climbing or going up less than 20-30 fpm.
I've seen some fantastic videos on youtube, where the pilots seem to be able to safely execute steeply banked turns while either climbing quickly or climbing out of a diving turn. Powered units, however, can cause our wings to have the tendency to over bank in climbing turns, with potentially dangerous results. To those of you who fly powered, what are your thoughts on aggressive turning while climbing?
I've been flying powered for just over a year now, and am now feeling comfortable to start exploring more dynamic ways to fly. Until now, I have always been very conservative with bank angles while climbing, and usually don't enter into a 45 degree bank angle or more until I'm either not climbing or going up less than 20-30 fpm.
I've seen some fantastic videos on youtube, where the pilots seem to be able to safely execute steeply banked turns while either climbing quickly or climbing out of a diving turn. Powered units, however, can cause our wings to have the tendency to over bank in climbing turns, with potentially dangerous results. To those of you who fly powered, what are your thoughts on aggressive turning while climbing?