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Old 11-20-2011 | 02:23 PM
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acdii
 
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Default RE: Learning Progress to more manuvers , planes?

Wow thats unusual, that plane flies so gentle. If you were training with fixed flaps though, that could explain the problem. Iinstalled the servo for the flaps and find the plane really difficult to fly with the flaps down. The last time I flew it, I took off with flaps, and forgot Ihad them down and freaked when the plane would roll left and Ihave full right stick to keep it level. Then I discovered the flaps were down, and once Iflipped that switch, all was right again.

So far Ihave had 16 flights, and 2 crashes. Both were with the apprentice, the deadstick into the soybeans with the T-34 doesnt count, it came in softly even though it stopped fast. The first was a disorientation as it was coming towards me from my right, Iflew it into the barn, my left and its left were backwards. My second crash was after repairs, it was a bit too windy for the trial flight after repairs, and the wind caught the fin on takeoff, spun it 90 *and flew into a tree. It came down and landed on its nose munching the engine mount. It has been fully repaired but havent had a decent day to fly since.