Ok for electric. There is a bit more to learn with glow.

However, regardless of glow or electric, you forgot a thorough pre-flight check.

"Plane setup and some mechanics" just doesn't cut it. A complete pre-flight is very important. This includes linkage, battery, tight screws, servo binds (if exists) must be fixed, control orientation (does the rudder, elevator, throttle, and aileron do what you intended them to do.. rudder stick to the right - rudder moves to the right.. and so on) followed by a real good range check.

Then, after a successful pre-flight, the initial or maiden flight by someone that knows what's going on is really important. He/she will most likely make sure trims are within range (if not, should be able to land so checks can be made..) and if they are, make the appropriate trims for straight and level flight (hands off) for that throttle setting, then be able to explain and demonstrate the differences with throttle settings on straight and leve flight.

There is so much to be done on the initial or maiden flights, especially for training a beginner that s simple check list is just not appropriate. Especially all starting at step 7. The instructor must be able and willing to fly the very first flight of the new plane for a student and make darned sure that the plane is air-worthy and is capable of being a trainer.

The plane should be checked for neutral settings and flyable with them set that way. This means that it must be flown and have all trims set for straight ane level flight (hands off) then upon landing making sure that the system is adjusted so that neutral or centering of all sticks and trims allows for the plane to basically take off from ground roll without any input from the sitcks other than throttle.

What i mean by this is that once the maiden flight is complete, the instructor pilot must be able and willing to show the student how to re-set the linkages for center sticks that compensate for any trims set up for basic flight after the maiden. Once this is done, then the pilot should be able to take off from idle throttle (stopped) to flying with minimal stick movement (yeah, again, only throttle and slight.. SLIGHT.. adjustments with the rudder).

I repeated the "straight and level" flight becaues the plane must be able to be trimmed for this so that the student isn't chasing his/her tail trying to trim something that cannot be trimmed. This should be pre-set by experience.. so that the student isn't trying to do something that is, mechanically, is not attainable with that plane because someone did not set it up right.

Then, after the plane has lifted off, then the initial turn to downwind should be comfortable, while climbing to a working altitude.

If you are willing to read through this post, you can see that the initial setup and first flight (maiden) setup and trim is very important to helping the student fly with confidence that he/she will be able to deal with control over the plane rather than fighting with out of trim settings.

Being an instructor has a lot of responsibilities. There are a lot of pre-flight checks, especially for a maiden flight, followed by some in-flight adjustments that must be done so that students have a plane that is flyable within his or her capabilities.

Instructors, don't skimp on any of these basic procedures. Those first few flights are really important to getting the student to continue on with the instruction

CGr.

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