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Old 05-01-2013 | 09:09 AM
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Default RE: Newbie flyer


ORIGINAL: flyinwalenda

As stated you could click in a bit of up elevator trim on the radio before you launch and then set it back once you are in control. Mark the trim position on the radio if analog trims or count the beeps if digital trims.
Taking that further...

For my hand launched small planes, I set a switch on the left side of the TX, that adds a pre-set amount of up elevator and throttle.

When I am ready to launch I'll move the throttle to normal flying speed, flip the switch and throw the plane.

It will go into a climb as I get my hands onto the controls and turn off the "launch" switch.

This makes it SOOOO easy to hand launch planes... I'm not worried about getting my hands on the controls quickly enough...