Neutralizing the stick in 2-3 seconds had us flying upright again with the ground in the customary location. During the course of the roll, the nose dropped a few degrees below the horizon, and we maintained one positive G though the entire maneuver. I did detect the slight aileron buffeting during the rolls that I have read about previously. The stall break was gentle with a little buffeting and recovery required only that back pressure be released on the stick. Indicated airspeed was about 58 mph.
Landings are what most students are really interested in mastering.
Mike teaches a landing approach method that is different than what I have used in an RV6A, so some acclimation was necessary which never did totally gel during my time with Mike. The biggest problem I had was in finding the correct timing for the flair since the sight picture was different than what I was accustomed to seeing due to the steep approach angle. When questioned about this technique, Mike explained that he felt the high approach at 85 mph allowed a proper flair to landing without the student having to mess around with adjusting power settings during the flair. He may be correct, he does have over 3500 hrs in RV's after all, but I still need a little more time before I can master this technique. If the new RV pilot has problems adjusting to the RV landings, it will most likely be due to the RV's ability to retain a lot of elevator authority below stall speed.