3D Harrier: Throttle Technique

1 Maintain same altitudeMean average toEffect descentBoost controlor climbThrottleKPTR: Pump the Throttle to maintain control authority without the amplitude or range that you pump the Throttle to altitude3D harrier : Throttle Techniqueto quickly go to full maintain the same height during a harrier , the amplitude or range of the Throttle movements isusually between 1/4 and 1/2 Throttle with an airplane capable of hovering at half Throttle . Note: if youlose complete control at these very low airspeeds, often the only way to regain control and recover isthrottle had been to cause the airplane to during a harrier is primarily maintained by propthrottle positions longwash over the tail surfaces.

2 Thus, as a 3D pilot,you must start thinking of Throttle as equating to control . However, if you tried to maximize controlby maintaining a higher Throttle position, the airplane might climb or accelerate. On the other hand, ifyou waited until the controls were no longer effective to start adding power, you may not recover controlin time to save the maneuver. Therefore, a 3D pilot smoothly pumps the Throttle when flying on the propin order to maintain propwash over the tail surfaces without holding the higherThe objective is to pump the Throttle throughout the harrier to maintain the same height, while adjustingthe elevator to maintain a very high angle of attack.

3 At the instant the controls become ineffective orthe plane starts to descend, give the Throttle a little extra boost. You will find that you are able to respondto moments when more control is needed much faster when continually pumping the Throttle , than if thethat the plane is flying on the prop instead of on the high alpha harrier pass is the corner stone of 3D harrier pass consists of flying an airplane at a very high angleof attack and a very low airspeed. In this position, it can be saidC-89 DASPARKFLY3D harrier Pass: Elevator TechniqueKPTR: Seek to maintain an approx. 45 degreeduring the harrier by smoothly pumping the elevatorfuselage for simplest way to enter a harrier is to slow down near stall speed.

4 Then smoothly pull the nose upto establish a very high angle of attack while simultaneously adding power to maintain the sameEvery airplane has a certain fuselage angle or sweet spot during the harrier that results in the leastamount of wing rocking. That angle is usually close to 45 degrees, and it usually takes about halfelevator to achieve that angle. You will then find that it takes constant elevator adjustments to main-tain that angle. Note: If you are late withany of your elevator adjustments, it will take a much larger input to recover, thus increasing thepotential for over-controlling.

5 Therefore, 3D pilots smoothly pump the elevator throughout the harrierto keep their fingers nimble and ready to instantly respond to the needs of the moment. Inputting aseries of smaller adjustments, rather than waiting to respond with larger adjustments, also reduces to the fact that airplanes are not designed to fly this wayattitudeto maintain 45 NMean averageLower noseRaise noseSeeking the sweet harrier Pass: Rudder and Aileron ApplicationsKPTR: Use rudder to keep the fuselage pointed in the same direction, andcoordinate tiny aileron-rudder inputs to keep the wings level during a deflect up 5-10 with up to rock is used throughout the harrier to correct left and right deviations and to steer the aileron and rudder inputs are used to keep the wings level and prevent adverse are typically very unstable during high alpha flight, making it very easy to.

6 You must keep your rudder and aileron inputs very small and brief to avoid causing theConventional flying experience teaches us to relax the elevator and lower the nose when the wings startto rock during a stall. However, one must resist the urge to relax the elevator when the wings startrocking during a harrier . Maintaining a high angle of attack can actually work to lessen wing rockingby keeping both wings deeply stalled and therefore having as little aerodynamic influence on themaneuver as possible. Put another way, when the wings start rocking, sometimes pulling more elevatorwill lead to less wing rocking.

7 You can also reduce wing rocking slightly by programming both aileronsC-92 DASPARKFLY3D harrier TurnsKPTR: Gently nudge the plane around the turn with rudderwhile applying opposite aileron to keep the wings Throttle to full to help with the recoverya harrier to while in a harrier attitude consists of steering with the rudder, using the ailerons to keep thewings level, and pumping the elevator and Throttle to maintain the same fuselage angle and unstable as an airplane is during a harrier , in order to turn without over-controlling you must limityour rudder inputs to brief nudges every few moments. Note: Turning with rudder alone at this angleof attack would lower the wing on the inside of the turn.

8 Lowering a wing at such a low airspeedcould cause the airplane to drop sharply! Therefore, you ll need to apply opposite aileron throughoutthe turn to keep the wings level. Once the turn is finished, continue using the rudder to steer, butswitch to coordinating aileron and rudder in the same direction to keep the wings level. Remember, ifthe wing on the inside of the turn drops, the plane can fall sharply toward the ground, so be readyApply opposite aileronthroughout the turn to keep the wings level.(cross-control)Rudder alone!Side note: If the plane behaves strangely, as ifit was responding to alien control inputs, mostlikely the mix percentages you re using are fartoo high which probably explains why oddthings happen during other maneuvers as Rolling harrier Rudder WarmupKPTR.

9 Commit to deliberate in-out rudder inputs, triggered by seeing the wings approachingknife-edge, then quickly reflect on the result and apply what you learned to the next rudder of altitude, increase the size of all subsequent rudder inputs to effect better knife edge, through knife-edge and up to 45 degrees past knife using only the rudder to maintain altitude. The objective during thisexercise is to apply top rudder only during the segments of the rolls whenit is most effective at keeping the nose up, , starting approx 45 degreesThere won t be enough time to try to manage the rudder by watching theairplane.

10 Instead, each time the wings approach knife-edge, commit to asteady in-out rudder control input. Then quickly reflect on the result anddetermine whether you need to change the size or pace of the subsequentFor example: Start by positioning the Throttle to approx. half. Pull thenose up slightly and start rolling. If you are rolling to the right, smoothlyinput top left rudder in-out when the wings approach knife-edge. If theresult is a heading change because the rudder input was too slow, , heldin too long, determine to speed up the pace of the subsequent top rightrudder input.