RCU Forums - View Single Post - New pilot, need a suggestion.
View Single Post
Old 10-22-2011 | 05:19 AM
  #48  
1QwkSport2.5r's Avatar
1QwkSport2.5r
 
Joined: Oct 2006
Posts: 10,530
Received 105 Likes on 93 Posts
From: Cottage Grove, MN
Default RE: New pilot, need a suggestion.

I picked up a book from the library that is just what I was looking for. It is outlining all of the terms and explaining them. My question comes in where it was recommended to build the kit with zero Dihederal (I hope I spelled it right). What my book has said is the less Dihederal, the less it will bank in turns requiring a much larger turning radius. I guess I can kinda see the point to this for learning purposes, however for later flights (after getting comfortable with flying it) not being able to bank in turns sounds like it might be a single purpose plane instead. I dont really want to build it as a single-purpose plane (learning only) as I would want to be able to do a little maneuvering with it down the road.

What are the pros and cons from the guys that know, Dihederal or No Dihederal, or just a little bit... ?