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Old 03-12-2013 | 08:12 PM
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jester_s1
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Default RE: Need help with my first plane

What helped me initially with landing was to get the plane about 6 inches off the ground with the throttle all the way down and just try to hold it there as long as I could with the elevator and working the ailerons and rudder to keep it straight and level. At first, it only takes a little, but as the plane slows it takes a lot more quickly. When you hit the stop at the end of your travel, the plane will just settle in with a short rollout. That's all assuming of course that your throws and CG are at least pretty close to being right. Once you get a feel for how the plane responds to you just as it is stalling, you can exert more control over your landings, setting it down a little hotter and smoother or shooting for one spot instead of just letting it happen wherever it does.