Light-Sport Aircraft Yahoo group Answer to Rich's Question

I posted a question earlier in the week from Rich Stowell. Rich will be speaking on our Pilots League conference call on March 20th at 7:00p.m. The question was, "What is the primary control surface used to turn an airplane?" Below is a short excerpt from one of Rich's books that answers this question. I have also attached a link to a PDF of the entire section of his book for further explanation. You don't have to join the site to view it and/or download it. It's very interesting, especially given the wide range of responses.

Excerpt from Rich Stowell's Book, "Emergency Maneuver Training, Controlling your Airplane During a Crisis"

"Current flight training typically focuses on only two elements pertaining to turns: First, the rudder doesn't turn the airplane. Second, the horizontal component of Lift is the force that turns the airplane. Many training handbooks and flight instructors, however, fail to continue beyond this to identify the true turn control. Consequently, many pilots know which control surface doesn't turn the airplane, but aren't sure which of the remaining two really does. When pressed to name it, many respond that ailerons turn the airplane. In actuality, the ELEVATOR is our primary turn control."

The article then explains his reasoning and explanation. Please click on the link below to download the full article.

http://pilotsleague.com/conference/data/Stowell%20EMT%20Book%20Turns%20Excerpt-1.pdf

I will post the conference call details on here prior to the call in case anyone wants to listen in or ask Rich a question.

Safe Flying,
Kevin
PilotsLeague.com

------------------------------------

Yahoo! Groups Links

<*> To visit your group on the web, go to:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Sport_Aircraft/

<*> Your email settings:
Individual Email | Traditional

<*> To change settings online go to:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Sport_Aircraft/join
(Yahoo! ID required)

<*> To change settings via email:
Sport_Aircraft-digest@yahoogroups.com
Sport_Aircraft-fullfeatured@yahoogroups.com

<*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to:
Sport_Aircraft-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com

<*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to:
http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/