ORIGINAL: jettstarblue
ORIGINAL: rkramer
ORIGINAL: jettstarblue
Always face the direction the plane is facing. Even if you have to stand at a station where you fly, face the way the plane is facing, and look over your shoulder. This also works when learning to fly, and you won't have a problem with control reversal when the plane turns toward you.
Point yourself, and the antenna the way the plane is travelling.
there are lots of people (including myself) who recommend strongly against this. the plane can react much quicker then you can spin yourself around. just learn to deal with the control issues first.
Huh? [X(]
"Lots of people"? Well I got "lots of people" that say it's the only way, sorry.
To each his own, I guess, but if you got that kind of problem (plane twisting around faster than you can) you got major problems, and nothing is going to save you, er, it.
I have used this method to teach MANY students, and they learn to fly way faster, and get the "control issues" under control
sooner than later.
Try it Bingo, you'll like it.
I am another one who is against this method of teaching, as were the two people who taught me 25+ years ago. I was at the field on Sunday and watched an "experienced" pilot taxi his plane down the runway a bit. He turned it around, did a "right face" so his body was facing the same direction as the plane, looked over his left shoulder and took off. I can only say it looked pathetic. The same goes for people who twist the transmitter around to keep it pointed in the same direction as the plane they are flying. One rarely sees good or really good pilots performing such gyrations.
I view this as teaching a bad habit. It might allow someone to fly earlier, but what handicaps does it create? In the long run, it may be better to teach someone how to do it right, even if it takes a little longer, rather than just getting them in the air as fast as possible.
If a person is having trouble with control while their plane is coming toward them, get them on a simulator or a land/water vehicle so they can get past this without the fear of crashing. If it takes them a little longer to solo, so be it. They will be better pilots in the end.