ORIGINAL: AugerDawger
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Find a new instructor. The rudder is key for making smooth turns, and the throttle is not a ''set and forget'' switch. Any instructor who says not to touch the throttle or rudder is one who needs to stop instructing.
Well not touch it on my early flights. Not as a regular flying practice Im sure.
The things you do on your early flights will shape how you fly the rest of the time you're in this hobby. First thing I ever flew was a toy grade three channel heli, when I got my Axe CX I had to break myself of "Right thumb steers", and I only logged an hour or so on the 3CH.
All four controls are vital to controlling a plane. Ignoring two of them is going to cause issues, as you have found out. You're still at a point where you can learn the right way without too much hassle, so don't give up. Get another plane built, get out there, find an instructor that buddy boxes and insists on using the rudder and throttle after takeoff, and get some stick time.
Maybe I cant fly...... but can build and cover ..... the old dudes airworthiness approved my first one.
Anyone with depth perception and the manual dexterity required to use an xBox controller can fly an RC aircraft. It just takes time to learn how to do so. A small indoor craft of some description, four channels to match your glow trainer, will go a LONG way in that regard, as you can crash those and not destroy them. I've crashed my Axe CX more times than I care to count, but because it's so damn small and light I just set it back on it's skids and throttle up. Back up into the air it goes. Doesn't matter what it hit on the way down. Same thing applies to the Parkzone aircraft.