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jtspin -> 22E high elevation flying (5/19/2006 11:11:25 AM)

Is there anyone out there flying their 22E at a high elevation? I'm at 4500' (Reno) and I'm having a hell of a time. Before I waste too much more time and $$$, I'd like to know if it's even possible. I'm about ready to give up. When I started this, I thought the price of the 22E wouldn't even pay for an hour in the real thing. Now I'm thinking I should spent the money on the real thing. At least I'd be actually flying for the whole hour instead of flying for 10 seconds followed by days of repair. I didn't expect to be an expert right out of the box, but geez, the real thing is a million times easier. I'd like to blame it on the altitude here, but maybe it's just me.

Any thoughts?



seaspeed -> RE: 22E high elevation flying (5/19/2006 2:16:20 PM)

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az-pc -> RE: 22E high elevation flying (5/21/2006 5:38:21 AM)

I use to live at about that elevation and flew RC airplanes a lot. It was a challenge to get them off the ground without a large engine. The air density really effects the lift. They came down quickly and you had to land them hot. You would have to go with a bigger engine than what was usually required. I have not tried a heli at that elevation but I would imagine it would be the same. I even recall some Real Airplanes crashing because the pilots were not farmiliar with the effects of air density. They would fill the tanks and head out in the wind and turn and drop out of the sky.

Some of the things that really help is to get the weight down to a minumum and then to make sure you have plenty of power. I would think a brushless motor would do wonders.



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