Originally Posted by
Top_Gunn
There are certainly airplanes that benefit from some use of rudder in normal turns. But his question was whether he should use right rudder while making left turns and vice versa. There are You-Tube videos out there that tell people to do just that, apparently based on some notion that skidding turns are better than co-ordinated ones. That is not good advice for a beginner.
And my point is that even two seemingly identical planes can have vastly different flight characteristics. So what you would do for one you may not do for the other. Something we can't determine from behind our keyboards. And that he needs to get to know his particular plane. With the help of someone more skilled if necessary.
I see way too many both here and the flying field who really have no clue to what they are doing. Many do not know how to fly let alone build or repair a model. They simply manage to not crash, most the time. Probably due in part to some computer game. One poster salvaged the electronics from a foamy and wanted to build an airboat. But was confused when he reversed the prop (to make it a pusher) and yet it blew the same direction as before.
Let's not tell them if they do or do not need rudder for their particular application. Let's tell them how to go about learning how to really fly what they have. So maybe they don't get discouraged and leave the hobby.