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Old 10-18-2010 | 12:44 PM
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crash bandicoute
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From: McChord AFB / Orting, WA
Default RE: my plane is ballooning

1. power range for motor selection is .25-.32. so, unfortunately, at the top of the range. maybe a bigger pitch on the prop, but i'm not sure what the max recommended is. but still we have the speed/lift increase. AARRGGGHHHHH!!!!!
2. i'm getting bored with this thing and, i guess, more curious of the difference of speed of the bigger .40 size motor. not that i'm going from a .25 to a .60 or .90.
i don't remember what it was like flying the RV-4. it was twice a couple of years ago. scared the crap out of me though. luckily my buddy took the sticks and landed her. that could've gotten real ugly quick.
3. 90% of my flying is at 1/2 or 2/3 throttle, and requiring more trim above that. i'm not really into hot doggin' yet, as i know the plane won't do it. i just want to push the speed some times to see what it will actually do.
4. the slow flight capability of this thing is amazing. i can darn near get the thing slow enough to fly that i'm tempted to harrier her in. the stall speed is beautiful on it. if i walk a little fast, i can keep up with it and grab it out of the air insteadof
landing it. but i think that's right before the stall. not a good thing at 5 feet off the deck. my normal buzzing around the plane flies more than amazing.
5. i guess i am asking a bit much of it. the inverted thing is kind of fun, but needs a lot of down trim to keep it going good. i think i got some dislexia (?) with the coordinated turns upside down. i start going back to the bank and yank bit, cuz i
can't figure it out for some reason. or i guess yank and push...


but i'll try the incidence change with the popsicle sticks after the throttle/elevator mixing if i can figure that one out on my radio. i'll post this coming weekend what works best, or that i crashed (pics will be included), the RV-4. NOT!!!it's such a little hotrod!!! thanks for all the tips and advice.