ORIGINAL: BasinBum
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I don't have the huevos yet to bring my 1/4 scale gasser down low enough to really be able to hover it well but given the progress I have made it will happen eventually.
It will happen eventually, but only if you bring it down low and close. It's a catch 22
Example: You hover & T/R your foamy close to you, all day long, if you wish. Now, take your foamy up to about 50' hi and about 75' away from yourself and notice how hard it is to hover & T/R.
Like a ballancing act, these two maneuvers require precise input at the time, or even before they are required, to maintain this vertical attitude. There is a sweet spot, with very little tolerance in any direction that the aircraft must maintain, in order to sustain these maneuvers and there is no way to make note or anticipate these tolerances, in time, when the aircraft is too far away from yourself.
Take the plunge and cross the threshold...bring it down low. It's intimidating, I know, but you'll be glad you did.