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Old 03-04-2014 | 08:11 PM
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Originally Posted by cfircav8r
Speed, the issue I have with what you are proposing is not whether or not a plane can be operated in a manner inconsistent with full scale flight, but whether or not you need to understand how it works. Models and full scale alike will spin if you enter a Stall with enough yaw, and if you don't understand what is happening you will most likely use the wrong inputs to correct it. That is just one reason it is advisable to learn how and why aiplanes fly
The issue with that is you are assuming that I don't know how an airplane works. At least that is what I'm getting from your post. I assure you that I do otherwise I would not have been capable of designing the sailplane that took me to a team trials or the pylon airplanes that netted two championships. Most of my basic helicopter theory came directly from Stanley Hiller whom used to come into the hobby shop I worked as a young adult. I will agree that crossing controls on a Cessna is a bad deal however on a model with a fraction of the wing loading and a ton of power to get out of trouble it's a whole different ball game especially if the airplane is set up correctly as a model and not set up to fly in the same manner as a full scale aircraft. Remember I have been at this for a long time, 36 years to be exact. I have been in the retail end of the hobby when customer service meant something. I have seen countless models set up with full scale mentality thus leaving a ton of performance on the ground. IMO telling someone that our models fly the same as full scale is akin to telling someone that full scale Extra 330SC should be flown the same as a 737. Obviously that would be ridiculous just as telling someone that a model flys the same as a full scale aircraft.