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Old 07-30-2002 | 10:28 AM
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petergomes
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From: margoa, INDIA
Default my first solo flight

Dear All,

This is almost 2 1/2 years of patience that has got me my first solo flight,Im very thanks full to aeromodellers like Muinuil from BLR,Nilesh-the great -from Ahmedabad & Many other aeromodellers & instructor.

I was quite nervious before flying & after checking all function,range check, wind direction,started my engine & finally I managed to take off.After takeoff, the model was banking right & I found that the model was banking to right right & immedately I trimmed the right ALERION &a little of the rudder & believe me she was just flying like a beauty,after 13mintues of flight I planned my landing & came into the wind the first approach was over over shot,therefore I increased throttled & pulled up making another circuit & approcahed for landing.wings were leveled but the model cames down very very fast & the touch down was very hard,no damage to model only rubber of the wheel came off,local people found the rubber .

Just a small request can you adv reason for fast landing.?can this hard landing be betterer or improved,need your adv
as therewere zero wind speed ,Yes I did change the fuel tank earlier 180 ml but leaking therefore I used a dubro 250ml capacity.

Also wanted adv ,as it rainy season in goa-India,Is it ok to fly when there are lots of dark clouds but not raining?
secondly as there is lot of grass,at take off the model at full throttle was struggle to take off as its was cutting the grass thereby reducing the rotation of the prop,any suggestion.