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my first cl plane!
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Re: my first cl plane!
Greg. When you do get in the air, just concentrate on watching the plane. The world will just blur around you, but you only really need to identify what's sky and what's ground. If you focus on the plane then there's less chance of getting dizzy. If your eyes stop following the plane to focus on the background and then have to catch up with the plane, that's when it all goes wrong.
Rod.
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The speed of the plane is also important at the beginning. Maybe a bit longish lines to start to keep the rate of your spinning down. The faster you turn, the more difficult to get over the dizzy's.
Turning in your room is a big help .... hold your hand out just like you are flying (hold a handle too!). Try counting in your head the speed of your revolutions. Maybe start @ 1 turn every 5 seconds .... you'll eventually want to get faster @ 3-4 seconds per turn, which is about the rate you'll be turning with your plane.
When I was really into learning the C/L pattern .... I would stand in a room with my arm out .... turning circles and painting the sky with each maneuver. It really helped.
As you progress, there will be times that the downwind side is facing the sun. The plane inevitably will go right through the sun each time. To prevent being blinded, close one eye just before the plane crosses into the sun, and reopen just after it passes. You'll still have a minor blind spot in your vision, but you'll pickup the plane easily as it passes.
Look forward to your flights!!
Turning in your room is a big help .... hold your hand out just like you are flying (hold a handle too!). Try counting in your head the speed of your revolutions. Maybe start @ 1 turn every 5 seconds .... you'll eventually want to get faster @ 3-4 seconds per turn, which is about the rate you'll be turning with your plane.
When I was really into learning the C/L pattern .... I would stand in a room with my arm out .... turning circles and painting the sky with each maneuver. It really helped.
As you progress, there will be times that the downwind side is facing the sun. The plane inevitably will go right through the sun each time. To prevent being blinded, close one eye just before the plane crosses into the sun, and reopen just after it passes. You'll still have a minor blind spot in your vision, but you'll pickup the plane easily as it passes.
Look forward to your flights!!
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thanks going flying tomorrow
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still havent flown going flying on the weekend with more mudder offset!
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cox24711 wrote:still havent flown going flying on the weekend with more mudder offset!
So, large balloon tires or skies/pontoons for the mudding?
(Yes, I am sure that is supposed to be rudder, but I couldn't help myself)
Phil
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i carnt wait ! just 2 days including today!
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pkrankow wrote:cox24711 wrote:still havent flown going flying on the weekend with more mudder offset!
So, large balloon tires or skies/pontoons for the mudding?
(Yes, I am sure that is supposed to be rudder, but I couldn't help myself)
Phil
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i flew it today went well the first flight the lines are so loose so going to put some more tip weight on it don't make me metio the second flight i picked the handle up side down and the motor got separated from the plane so when i got home i wrote up on both sides
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cox24711 wrote:i flew it today went well the first flight the lines are so loose so going to put some more tip weight on it don't make me metio the second flight i picked the handle up side down and the motor got separated from the plane so when i got home i wrote up on both sides
We've all done that. Try again when it's fixed.
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i know wright !
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You have received some admirable advice. I would also like to contribute some safety advice. Use a safety thong on your handle. This would've prevented the upside down handle mistake and the possibility of a bystander getting hurt. It only needs to be a boot lace for 1/2A directly connected to the handle.
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cox24711 wrote: ... the second flight i picked the handle up side down and the motor got separated from the plane so when i got home i wrote up on both sides
You do realize that you are the only guy to ever do that!
Ken's advice should help.
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gcb wrote:cox24711 wrote: ... the second flight i picked the handle up side down and the motor got separated from the plane so when i got home i wrote up on both sides
You do realize that you are the only guy to ever do that!
Ken's advice should help.
George
what writing up on the handle?
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No ... I'm sure they mean picking up the handle up side down.
We've all done it .... ..... and if some people haven't .... they will.
We've all done it .... ..... and if some people haven't .... they will.
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Greg,
All good suggestions to avoid an upside-down handle. Another thing you should get in the habit of is doing an elevator check before you signal the release.
I do it each and every flight, the one time I didn't do it I had the handle upside down...
Ron
All good suggestions to avoid an upside-down handle. Another thing you should get in the habit of is doing an elevator check before you signal the release.
I do it each and every flight, the one time I didn't do it I had the handle upside down...
Ron
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Ron's absolutely right. Always watch and wiggle the elevator before you give the launch signal. It's a good habit to develop.Cribbs74 wrote:Greg,
All good suggestions to avoid an upside-down handle. Another thing you should get in the habit of is doing an elevator check before you signal the release.
I do it each and every flight, the one time I didn't do it I had the handle upside down...
Ron
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This is the best thread I've seen in ages. An enthusiastic (and relatively young) beginner perseveres and is given helpful advice by similarly enthusiastic experts and the whole thing actually comes off successfully. Are we back in the 70's suddenly? Apparently this is where the good people hang out these days. Well done to Greg! Contrast this with the RC crowd who predominantly discuss their latest box of polystyrene. What a breath of fresh air this thread is.
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yes your right the forum is so helpfulThermalSniffer wrote:This is the best thread I've seen in ages. An enthusiastic (and relatively young) beginner perseveres and is given helpful advice by similarly enthusiastic experts and the whole thing actually comes off successfully. Are we back in the 70's suddenly? Apparently this is where the good people hang out these days. Well done to Greg! Contrast this with the RC crowd who predominantly discuss their latest box of polystyrene. What a breath of fresh air this thread is.
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cox24711 wrote:You do realize that you are the only guy to ever do that!
George
what writing up on the handle?
No, actually, as Larry said...We've all picked the handle up in an upside down position. I was just teasing.
For the hooking up problem, when you disconnect the lines consider leaving one clip on the lines, the other on the leadout. Some folks also paint one (usually up) connection (eyelets or clip). A dab on the handle may also help.
If you opt to use a safety thong as suggested, it is usually connected to the down line . When you pick up the handle and slip your hand through the thong loop, it will be easy to identify up and down.
Good luck.
George
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larrys4227 wrote:No ... I'm sure they mean picking up the handle up side down.
We've all done it .... ..... and if some people haven't .... they will.
Yep....
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sorry i can't open the picJPvelo wrote:larrys4227 wrote:No ... I'm sure they mean picking up the handle up side down.
We've all done it .... ..... and if some people haven't .... they will.
Yep....
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