You're not a true 4-star owner until..
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Took my 2nd plane (4star40) up for it's maiden today. I am still kind of learning, so i was buddy-boxed. Things went very well, and i had a blast flying the plane! It does land pretty easily. Anywho, on the 2nd flight, the troddle linkage came loose, and i flew it until it deadsticked. I decided to try and land it myself. The wind took it, so i didnt make it back to the field, and it landed in some 5-6'' grass... and you know you're a four-star owner when this happens:
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i was for the most part near the runway. It was the first time i had ever landed with a deadstick, so my instructor was still talking me through it. it died probably at the worst spot, which was on the opposite side of the runway, as i was flying out. It was on full throddle too, so for me at least, it was hard to keep it in real close the whole time.
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first deadstick...
He didn't teach you how to deadstick...
And if you were at the end of the runway with altitude I would have done an immelen to get back on course.
He didn't teach you how to deadstick...
And if you were at the end of the runway with altitude I would have done an immelen to get back on course.
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Dead stick is a requirement for solo status at our club.
If you KNOW your planning for a dead stick, altitude is your best friend. Take it high, burn the gas.
If you KNOW your planning for a dead stick, altitude is your best friend. Take it high, burn the gas.
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I had the throttly come off on my nephews 4*60 on it's second flight. We didn't put locktite on the throttle connector's teeney-weeny nut. We actually lucked out - it was fine taxiing, but gave way just after tafeoff. It was stuck full throttle, with a full 12 oz tank. Took about 15 minutes for the Saito .91 to run out of juice.
But I'd be kinda disappointed with your instructor, unless you told him you wanted to do it. I was b-boxing for my nephew and only let him fly it a little once we had the problem. I always error on the side of caution to ensure a safe return. It was a new plane stuck wide open, so I didn't want to stress the untested airframe. We had a bit of wind, so I just kept it way high doing figure 8's slightly downwind of the runway. When it finally did quit, I glided in no problem and set her down real easy.
Your instructor, or whoever was helping you, should have known to keep it in a good position for a deadstick approach. No problem to let you fly when it's powered, but he shouldn't have let you get too far out/in when he knows you're waiting to run out of fuel.
Anyways, sounds like you have a good attitude about it, plus the plane only needs minor repairs so it's fairly cheap experience. Good luck on the fixes!
But I'd be kinda disappointed with your instructor, unless you told him you wanted to do it. I was b-boxing for my nephew and only let him fly it a little once we had the problem. I always error on the side of caution to ensure a safe return. It was a new plane stuck wide open, so I didn't want to stress the untested airframe. We had a bit of wind, so I just kept it way high doing figure 8's slightly downwind of the runway. When it finally did quit, I glided in no problem and set her down real easy.
Your instructor, or whoever was helping you, should have known to keep it in a good position for a deadstick approach. No problem to let you fly when it's powered, but he shouldn't have let you get too far out/in when he knows you're waiting to run out of fuel.
Anyways, sounds like you have a good attitude about it, plus the plane only needs minor repairs so it's fairly cheap experience. Good luck on the fixes!
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Easy fix on that plane so chalk it up as a learning experience. I used to practise deastick landings a bunch on RealFlight and it sure has helped me when the real thing happened.
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I told the instructor to let me handle it. He's a great guy, knows tons about planes (And proceeds to do a barrel roll out of takeoffs with people's trainers!). I trust him more than anyone at the club. He kept telling me to keep it aimed at the runway, but i tried to line it up instead of bring it back. It's already fixed, and lesson learned!
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it dosen't matter if you land directly on the runway with a dead stick. At my field we have two grass runways in the middle of a big field, mowed at about 2-3 inches high. As long as you land it safely on the ground your good... don't try to land it perfectly on the runway.
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The landing gear "popped" off of my Four Star also. I didn't dead stick it though, I was at full throttle. At least I can laugh about it now.
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