Howard,what should I be looking for? I can adjust elevator trim via cleavis to give more up with flaps at neutral. W
hat say ye?
Skip,
In my experience it is quite unusual to have a stunt ship that turns more aggressively outside than inside, especially if you fly with a "relaxed or handshake" handle bias at neutral. Do you, by any chance, fly upright clockwise rather than counterclockwise as do the vast majority of flyers?
What my good friend Brett described (a relaxed grip at neutral) generally results in more aggressive insides than outsides...the reverse of what you are experiencing. If your initial description is accurate, aggressive outsides and slow insides, something unusual is to blame.
there are technical "aerodynamic" reasons why stunt ships often turn better
inside than outside when flown in the "normal" counterclockwise when upright direction but it is counterintuitive that one would experience what you describe when flying in the "usual" direction.
The most likely "obvious" reason for what you describe would be the result of excessive down elevator with the flaps at neutral...which is equally "unusual". Inasmuch as you've got the ability to adjust the flap/elevator neutral settings I would first do as you suggested; a turn or two at a time raise the elevator with the flaps at neutral and report the result.
FYI, in a lifetime of flying stunt I've had just one airplane that required such an adjustment and I've no explanation for why that was so. I have, on the other hand, had a large number that required some down elevator at neutral flap to obtain equal turn rates with the handle set for "vertical" at level flight.
Try adjusting the elevators up a little at a atime and report back.
Ted Fancher
p.s. It's very important if you want to fly good stunt that you not let yourself believe the "relaxed" hand position at neutral is to your advantage. Remember, you've got several options to increase handle displacement for insides: fingers, wrist, elbow and shoulder can all provide additional input for insides and all but the shoulder with ver y little need to pull the airplane toward you while doing so. The only additional lever you've got to increase down input is what little wrist movement is left with a relaxed neutral and pulling your entire arm toward you hinged at the shoulder...a very inefficient mechanism that is all but impossible to relocate to an accurate neutral upon completion of a corner. Doing so is not a recipe for winning expert competitions!