STLPilot

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Someone was asking about whether AFP could do blenders. Easily with any of the 3D planes. This one is with the Chip Hyde Ulty.

This is a 30 FPS output video, actual FPS on sim was 175 FPS.

[link=http://www.flybuder.com/aeroflyvids/blender.wmv]Click here to view video 11MB WMV[/link]

ptarp

Thanks! Ask and ye shall recieve

I'm at my brother's house right now with slow dialup connection, so I'll wait to watch it until later.

You said you can easily do a blender with any of the 3D planes? If so, I must be doing something wrong during executing the blender, this is how I am trying...

After gaining sufficient altitude...
Chop throttle, point nose straight down
Give full left aileron
After about three rotations, add full right rudder and full down elevator
The plane should immediately enter an inverted flatspin, add some throttle to tighten it up.

This procedure was taken from...
http://horizon.hobbyshopnow.com/Prod...2-ART.asp?pg=6
and worked perfect for my Kyosho Cap in "real life"

How do you do it?

Spacey

You're on the right track. Just do not forget to let go of the ailerons on some birds. Some only require a little bit of aileron to flatten it out. You gotta feel it out.

STLPilot

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You cannot use full deflection on all the planes.

The best thing to do is to learn a inverted flat spin on the plane you want to do a blender. Not on all planes do you put full deflection to sustain an inverted flat spin. On some planes it's only half of the servo travel or the rudder, ailerons and elevator. Or a mix of the 3.

But you are basically right though. You enter a blender nose down rolling in either direction with a none or just a little throttle. Then you enter an inverted flat spin in the same direction of the roll. First you master the inverted flat spin on a particular plane, then you add the pitch down roll.

Spacey

Oh yeah! Nice description Dion. Nice flying as well, are we going to have a contest to see who can end it the lowest?

ptarp

Thanks for the speedy responses guys I can't wait to get home and put some hours on AFP I was up till about 3:00 last night doing so

STLPilot

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HAHA! Spacey I was drinking a cup of coffee while I was doing that. You wanna go low? Bring it on!

BouyanT_PooP

i'd like to see this!!!

Spacey

LOL....I knew there was something funny going on there! What do you put in your coffee?
I think I got myself into trouble here.

iflynething

I would say that was pretty low STLPilot when you just recovered just above the ground and then the gear hit the deck.....I'd have to say that that is pretty close......

STLPilot

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Hey Spacey, where's your video??

Spacey

Dude if I get over this hang over I gots today I'll make something tonight and send it to ya tomoz early early.

Spacey

Oh Dion! I just thought of something else. Have you ever tried a hover landing on one of the tables under the shelter thingy on the desert scenery? I did a couple of nights back but with not much success. Maybe that can be our next challenge. lol