Originally posted by kazz
ok i cant do anything with mi joystick adn every time i ppull up mi plane rumbles and plummits towards the ground i need help now!
Dont pull up....
While this is partially tongue in cheek its also fundementally correct.
Learning to accurately gauge stick inputs is a fundemental part of flying (both IRL and in a sim). More real pilots die from excessive inputs/correction then any other pilot related cause. The single biggest fundemental in teaching unusual atitude recovery IRL is "unloading" the control surfaces. Many planes are very docile prior to departure and early attention to input and power settings avoid often fatal complications due to either overspeeding or overstressing the airframe (think JFK Jr). If you simply "let go" you find that your plane will self correct rather nicely prior to a full stall...once "stable" simple control inputs will return you to level flight.
Probably the best (saddest) example of this is the 737 crash in Pittsburgh (US Air I believe) where two seasoned pilots were so overwhelmed they never unloaded the plane and crashed even though they had plenty of air under the wings for well over a minute...
In the game as you get more experienced the ability to control stick pressure in a knife fight often comes down to unloading or almost unloading the plane in low speed high AoA (Angle of attack) conditions to maximize E state and maintain control at the edge of the flight envelope.
As a side note the recent 737 clip from hamburg shows outstanding judgement and proper control inputs under life threatening conditions as the plane was thrown into unusual attitude at the worst possible moment.
