ram3500-RCU

My Feedback: (221)

Here is my Park Zone Corsair that met with the ground hard on a launch. My brother had just flown it and it was my turn. I fly with the elevator reversed (always have) and we forgot to change it. I knew the instant it was launched but didn't react quick enough.

Flight picture is prior to bad launch. Static pictures are all after the repairs. It flys no different now. I did have to make a completely new motor mount. Everything else went back together well. It has an Axi motor, not the stock one, and was haulin when she hit.

lejongleur

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When you say you fly with the elevator reversed, do you mean that up is down and down is up? If so, that's pretty unusual. Why do you do that?

ram3500-RCU

My Feedback: (221)

Yes, that is exactly what I mean. I didn't learn through a club or with someone already in the hobby.

Back in the winter 1968, I built an Aeronca Champ, installed an OSMAX 30, built a Heathkit 6 ch radio, and in the spring of 69, went to an open field and learned how to fly. I held the radio and thought, well, up is up and down is down.

Mind you, I had had a father that flew full scale and owned part of an airport (he was killed in 66 in his plane), and two Uncles that flew full scale. Don't know why I didn't make a full scale connection, but it worked for me.

Over the years, I have killed two airplanes trying to switch so I just fly this way. I can fly trainers and even high performance planes if I just fly them without aerobatics. I even can fly low performance helicopters normally without confusion.

The mind is a complex and wonderful thing isn't it.

Korps

Nice fix.