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Old 04-26-2016 | 12:30 PM
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castlebravo
 
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Oh....I did forget to mention that there is one slight difference in flying......if you were used to having your electric go to zero idle...say on a downline or coming in to land....your glow/gas engine will not do this.....it has to idle at a minimum rpm. With electric....if you're not driving the prop...it will act as a brake. It takes a little getting used to when converting over to glow/gas because you don't have this braking action.....your approaches may need to be extended a little bit.....it's not drastic especially with a trainer but if you get into slicker airframes you'll notice it.

CB