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Old 07-21-2011 | 03:26 PM
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Default RE: First RC plane

Having a good handle on aerodynamics is a huge benefit and will lessen your learning curve. The biggest hurdle most full scale pilots need to overcome is learning the sight picture. It is continually changing due to the constantly changing point of view. All of your feedback is visual so to feel it is close to stall means that as you move the controls you see the airplane reacts more slowly and you may need more movement on the sticks to get it to pitch or roll. Where in the plane the pressures tend to be lighter close to slow speed stalls and you will see more sky and less ground, the pressure never changes on the radio and the sight picture can be hard to interpret. You will also need to learn the muscle memory and that can vary from person to person. Use your experience as an instructor and plan your flights. Start with the basics, turns, climbs, descents and then move on to stall recovery, approaches and landings. You will find that all the same procedures work just as well and will allow you to progress quickly. I had been flying models for years before I became a pilot and instructor, but my experiences with full scale enhanced my abilities, with models, greatly.