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Old 03-07-2011 | 05:39 AM
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Malcolm H
 
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Default RE: Cougar Wiggle

Point taken Harry but old habits die hard.

Picture the scene, flying from a runway intersection. Model on finals, nose well up and positive rate of decent. As it gets near me I notice out the corner of my eye that the track will take it into the grass verge on the other side of the intersection so I squeeze the rudder stick and it rolls just about as rapidly as on aileron and I'm forced to roll upright and land it where ever it wants to go. This cost me a bent nosegear pin and a lost door so I won't be doing that again. I know I should have considered an overshoot but as a novice jet pilot I wasn't sure I could have the motor spool up in time.

Hopefully my new L39 will have better handling characteristics although I'm told that these need rudder gyros too!

Malcolm