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Old 03-10-2014 | 05:22 AM
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Has anybody watched those rc crash vids on YouTube as the plane lands? Ever noticed that a lot of the pilots NEVER use rudder. Land on the grass next to the strip, taxi into the pits....anywhere but the runway. No one corrects the path of the approaching plane with the rudder, a lot just use aileron....this is just wrong. If the plane is on finals and the wings are level keep them level and change the direction by using the rudder. With the power bleeding off as well as air speed, wings level the plane has to land, end of story.
Also these vids also reveal that these plane are slightly tail heavy or have far too much elevator throw.
A lot of those pilots need to go back to flying a trainer and learn how to use a rudder properly, that and a throttle. The two most under rated, under used and mis understood of all the controls.

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