SV4 Lecon de Voltige
SV4 Lecon de Voltige
SV4 Lecon de Voltige
Note : This course has been written for aircraft equipped with the original Renault engine,
with a clockwise rotating prop (as seen from cockpit). It must be adapted for aircrafts
equipped with Lycoming engines.
SOP : Take off, climb to 1500. Half roll inverted for climb nose aspect (fuel tank to horizon).
Student will learn to accept inverted flight. At working altitude, roll back to erect.
At safe height (3000 to 5000 ft AAL), perform aerobatic safety check. Check area is clear.
Between 100 and 120 mph, roll L + R using aileron only. Nose will dish below horizon in
roll, more in direction of propeller, i.e. prop will drag nose further if roll is in direction of
rotation.
Now put nose 30° above horizon. Aircraft will now roll out on or just below horizon. Perform
both L + R. Now student can do aileron rolls L + R.
Finish the lesson with recoveries from vertical. Dive to 2400 rpm and 120 mph. Pull up to
vertical increasing to full throttle as the nose pulls up above horizon. At vertical, get student
to compare wing tip strut to horizon. Hold on slight aileron/rudder as required to keep
vertical, then :
1. If aircraft tail slides, hold controls firmly neutral. Close throttle. Allow aircraft to
depart nose down. Follow with controls, roll wings level to horizon and increase
power. Same as standard stall recovery.
2. If aircraft hammerheads, same recovery as nose drops. Keep controls firmly
neutral in departure.
3. Aircraft may slip sideways L or R. In which case a stall or wing over may be used
to recover. Show student but leave finer points to a further lesson.
Recover back to airfield allowing student further aileron rolls to build confidence.
Lesson II : Loop.
Using road/rail ground feature, allow student to find 2400 rpm dive speed (120 mph). Then as
he gets to 2400 rpm, he should now be automatically throttling back. At 120 mph, perform a
consistent 3G pull up, continuing to pull aircraft over the top, and checking ground feature is
still in front/behind you. As aircraft flies over the top and nose drops, reduce throttle with
constant G pull back up to horizon with power going on as the nose achieves horizon. Get
student to follow through with you, and then allow him to achieve it himself.
Then vary loop to allow aircraft to wander L or R over the top. Get student to understand
ground feature importance and correction by use of rudder.
Student may become tired through use of sustained G, so recover back to the field if this
occurs, giving him more rolling practice on route.
Climb to safe high (5000 ft), and perform standard aerobatic checks.
At 120 mph, pull up to loop overtop. Allow nose to drop to 45°. Hold line, and
½ roll from inverted to erect.
At 120 mph, pull up into loop. As nose drops below horizon, hold 45° line.
Keep power on until 2400 rpm, the reduce slightly (you should still have 120
mph since aircraft achieved 2400 rpm). ½ roll from inverted to erect. Then pull
up again to loop. Over the top, allow nose to drop to 45° and hold it., and ½
roll back out to erect. You should now be in exactly the same direction as
before. Examine line feature direction below.
Recover to airfield. This time, use ½ rolls only for student to assess.
Fuel tank position to horizon. Push/pull as required to maintain level inverted flight. Get
student to follow through until this is understood.
Lesson V : Follow up of Cuban eight.
At 120 mph, pull up to 60°. Check attitude (wing tip struts and horizon). Hold
attitude with elevator. ½ roll holding attitude. Allow aircraft to reduce speed
and pull over top. Then standard recovery as for loop.
At 120 mph, same as above, but instead of recovering to horizon, hold 120
mph and pull up again to 60°. ½ roll as before. Allow aircraft speed to reduce.
Pulling over the top, reduce power and recover up to horizon back on line.
Dive to obtain 140 mph and 2400 rpm. Pull up to loop. As aircraft approaches top of loop,
apply full power and push stick forward to hold inverted at top. Allow aircraft to accelerate,
then roll back to erect flight. Speed will still be slow so allow aircraft to accelerate.
Dangers : If roll input is made to early, aircraft will flick into spin.
Practice L & R rolls, as students have a habit of getting handed, that is rolling
in one direction only. This will give problems later in keeping straight in
crosswinds.
At 120 mph and 2400 rpm, pull to vertical using wing tip struts to horizon. Hold vertical until
speed reduces to about 60 mph. Apply full rudder L or Right. Allow aircraft to fall in
direction of rudder application. As aircraft hits vertical, straight dive, central rudder, reduce
power and recover to horizon reapplying power exactly 180° to direction you started.
Perform same in other direction.
Dangers : If speed is allowed to reduce too slow, aircraft will fall off vertical and can roll
off line. Also, engine can stop at zero G.
Full power is needed to induce propwash over rudder and elevator controls for
aircraft to achieve stall turn.
Opposite aileron may be required in small application to hold aircraft straight
in vertical..
2 turns spin R – cuban eight – loop with roll off top – 1 turn spin left – 4 point roll R – stall
turn R.