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Post  Oldenginerod Fri Jul 31, 2015 2:40 am

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.

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Post  larrys4227 Fri Jul 31, 2015 5:06 am

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!!
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Post  cox24711 Sun Aug 02, 2015 4:40 am

thanks going flying tomorrow Very Happy
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Post  cox24711 Wed Aug 05, 2015 8:16 pm

still havent flown going flying on the weekend with more mudder offset! I Love This Forum!
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Post  pkrankow Wed Aug 05, 2015 9:14 pm

cox24711 wrote:still havent flown going flying on the weekend with more mudder offset! I Love This Forum!

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)

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Post  cox24711 Wed Aug 05, 2015 9:57 pm

i carnt wait ! just 2 days including today! This Site Rocks!
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Post  Oldenginerod Wed Aug 05, 2015 10:06 pm

pkrankow wrote:
cox24711 wrote:still havent flown going flying on the weekend with more mudder offset! I Love This Forum!

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)

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Post  cox24711 Thu Aug 06, 2015 2:21 am

lol!
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Post  cox24711 Sat Aug 08, 2015 12:41 am

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 Rolling Eyes  so when i got home i wrote up on both sides lol!
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Post  gossie Sat Aug 08, 2015 1:00 am

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 Rolling Eyes  so when i got home i wrote up on both sides lol!

We've all done that. Try again when it's fixed.
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Post  cox24711 Sat Aug 08, 2015 2:27 am

i know wright !
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Post  Ken Cook Sat Aug 08, 2015 6:53 am

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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Post  gcb Sat Aug 08, 2015 2:53 pm

cox24711 wrote: ... the second flight i picked the  handle up side down and the motor got separated from the plane Rolling Eyes  so when i got home i wrote up on both sides lol!

You do realize that you are the only guy to ever do that! Smile Smile Wink

Ken's advice should help.

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Post  cox24711 Sat Aug 08, 2015 9:03 pm

gcb wrote:
cox24711 wrote: ... the second flight i picked the  handle up side down and the motor got separated from the plane Rolling Eyes  so when i got home i wrote up on both sides lol!

You do realize that you are the only guy to ever do that! Smile Smile Wink

Ken's advice should help.

George

what writing up on the handle?
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Post  larrys4227 Sat Aug 08, 2015 9:11 pm

No ... I'm sure they mean picking up the handle up side down.

We've all done it .... Shocked Shocked Shocked ..... and if some people haven't .... they will. Wink
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Post  Cribbs74 Sat Aug 08, 2015 10:19 pm

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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Post  RknRusty Sat Aug 08, 2015 11:08 pm

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

Ron's absolutely right. Always watch and wiggle the elevator before you give the launch signal. It's a good habit to develop.
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Post  halfpilot Sun Aug 09, 2015 8:13 am

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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Post  cox24711 Sun Aug 09, 2015 5:50 pm

ThermalSniffer 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.
yes your right the forum is so helpful
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Post  gcb Sun Aug 09, 2015 8:46 pm

cox24711 wrote:
You do realize that you are the only guy to ever do that! Smile Smile Wink

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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Post  JPvelo Sun Aug 09, 2015 9:44 pm

larrys4227 wrote:No ... I'm sure they mean picking up the handle up side down.

We've all done it .... Shocked Shocked Shocked ..... and if some people haven't .... they will. Wink

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Post  cox24711 Sun Aug 09, 2015 11:27 pm

JPvelo wrote:
larrys4227 wrote:No ... I'm sure they mean picking up the handle up side down.

We've all done it .... Shocked Shocked Shocked ..... and if some people haven't .... they will. Wink

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