[Neal Berry]

Okay, got it. I guess I never considered that to be a skill that would require much work to teach. Clearly, that’s wrong. I look forward to your video!

[Neal Berry]

What do you mean by a reversal in pitch control? Is it a problem with what controls altitude vs airspeed? Or is it an issue with the front vs the back side of the power curve? Or, maybe he is a 3-axis pilot that pushes to go down?

I’m studying to be a sport CFI, so I have yet to teach. I ask so that I can create my lesson plans to make sure my future students have a good base and therefore other instructors won’t have to fight primacy in my students to correct problems.

[Neal Berry]

The video was very helpful. Thanks. What helmet/headset setup do you use or recommend?

[Neal Berry]

Thanks Mark. Where did you get yours from?

[Neal Berry]

I am soaking up all the great advice about flying in turbulence and putting it into action as I practice.

Does anybody have advice specific to climbing through turbulence? It seems that most of the advice is centered on landing and cruising. Am I wrong or is there something different that should be done when climbing? For example, when climbing through turbulence should I reduce the RPMs a little to reduce the added load? Is the risk of an accelerated stall increased with turbulence (beyond the normal stall speed increase from the added load)?

I fly in northern Georgia and we get some pretty strong thermals in the pattern at my airport. I’m often pulling all the way in to keep my nose from going above 30 degrees when climbing out. I’ve watched several trike flying in turbulence videos and I feel like I’m over-controlling compared to what I see other pilots doing. However, in one of Larry’s excellent videos, he suggested to work pitch attitude first and that will make keeping roll in check easier. Roger concurs in the previous post. My question is do you do anything differently while climbing through thermals versus cruising or descending to control the pitching up?

[Neal Berry]

Well, that explains why I couldn’t find it anywhere for purchase. I’ll rig something up. Thanks.

[Neal Berry]

Thanks for the great information! Also, thanks for starting this discussion. It’s super helpful to learn from different points of view.

[Neal Berry]

Hi Ken. I fly out of Jackson County Airport. Trevor (Atlanta Sport Flying) is my instructor. He’s great. I’m not sure if he’s taking new students. I know he’s considering retiring from instructing, so I would reach out soon.

I’m happy to answer any questions.