It´s a very good aircraft, the more you fly it, the more it becomes an extension of yourself. Decent cruise speed and very good low speed handling and crosswind capabilities. Never had any issue with wing drops or the like, but always flown it with the ball in the centre.
Of course it´s possible, the WT9 makes a straight aileron roll in 5,5-6,0 sec. The newer models from say 2015 and forward seem even more responsive in the roll axis, but we haven´t been able to confirm if the aileron area has increased slightly or not. SEVPL is built in 2006-2007. The engine is fine as long as there are positive G´s. I´ve experienced several rolls with a constant 1G load where you basically could have placed a glass of ice tea on the instrument panel without spilling, but I´m not sure I´m good enough to pull it off. It´s like "what happened...did we make a roll... I didn´t feel anything". I know it looks tempting to continue all the way around from the top, but I wouldn´t be comfortable finding myself in a weightless or close to weighless situation. Been there many times in the classical type of wingover where the speed has crawled down to 40-45 kt, but it´s still not inverted. Those that are half inverted in this film have speed of 65-75 kt over the top with a distinct back pressure, while the classical floats unloaded. If you insist on trying make sure those shoulder straps are tightened and no loose objects lying around. Theory wise regarding the aileron roll pitching up about 30 degrees just above 100 kt and making a firm full stick deflection to either side should do the trick and put the maneuver in the vicinity of VA, the challenge being keeping it clean. A very slight touch of backpressure and coordinated rudder can help keeping it in the positive region but too much could create a digging maneuver. I´ve also heard full nose down trim can help minimising the nose drop.
I love this aircraft so much, i hope ill one day have the money for it
It´s a very good aircraft, the more you fly it, the more it becomes an extension of yourself. Decent cruise speed and very good low speed handling and crosswind capabilities. Never had any issue with wing drops or the like, but always flown it with the ball in the centre.
can u do a roll? or is it not possible because of the engine
Of course it´s possible, the WT9 makes a straight aileron roll in 5,5-6,0 sec. The newer models from say 2015 and forward seem even more responsive in the roll axis, but we haven´t been able to confirm if the aileron area has increased slightly or not. SEVPL is built in 2006-2007. The engine is fine as long as there are positive G´s. I´ve experienced several rolls with a constant 1G load where you basically could have placed a glass of ice tea on the instrument panel without spilling, but I´m not sure I´m good enough to pull it off. It´s like "what happened...did we make a roll... I didn´t feel anything".
I know it looks tempting to continue all the way around from the top, but I wouldn´t be comfortable finding myself in a weightless or close to weighless situation. Been there many times in the classical type of wingover where the speed has crawled down to 40-45 kt, but it´s still not inverted. Those that are half inverted in this film have speed of 65-75 kt over the top with a distinct back pressure, while the classical floats unloaded.
If you insist on trying make sure those shoulder straps are tightened and no loose objects lying around. Theory wise regarding the aileron roll pitching up about 30 degrees just above 100 kt and making a firm full stick deflection to either side should do the trick and put the maneuver in the vicinity of VA, the challenge being keeping it clean. A very slight touch of backpressure and coordinated rudder can help keeping it in the positive region but too much could create a digging maneuver. I´ve also heard full nose down trim can help minimising the nose drop.