ORIGINAL: jldecarlo
- A few minutes later I took off, but with spoilerons (not flaperons) active. This kills the lift. To make matters worse, I did my usual cross-runway takeoff. The plane stayed stuck to the ground and ran into the tall grass at high speed. This broke both elevator counter-balances off and made me look foolish. TOC pilots have crashed planes because of similar mistakes, so be careful.
Leonard
And I thought I was the only one who ever did that!!!
At least we were on the ground! I use that one now for a little "hey, watch this" show. throlle up and slowly pull back, my crazy legs spread out, and the prop will mow the grass!!! Looks very funny and always gets a laugh. To turn it into an OOOOOOOH just flip the switch and yank into a hover.
I'm getting out of the Expo mode because I don't like moving my fingers so far to get the throw I need, little thing Gary seeloff got me doing. It's for sure personal preference, I feel more in control.