Hi John!

Yeah... it's hard to just come out and tell a guy that when he says he's TR'n or has awesome unlimited vertical when he pulls out of a hover... that he's not talking about the same thing you are... or that you wouldn't describe his plane the same way if you flew it. It's a very touchy, and ego driven thing. :-)

What I liked about Tom was that it was obvious he was being realistic and was on the right track. Like you said... you've been around all this time and never saw a TR. I met a club member at my field last night who I hadn't met before... he has been flying since '76. He said the same thing. He was watching me TR and said he'd never seen anyone at a club do that. He was really honest about himself and the average flyer... kinda harsh actually. I told him that most everyone I see at the field comes away smiling and that is the main thing. But, you're both right... out of the over 1k members at our surrounding club fields... I know of only two of us that can TR.

One more tip, or lets say comment, I'll throw in the mix. Having just come off my best ever flying day... the difference was... at some point I let my fingers go. I'd been TR'n just like a stiff boxer that has to let his punches go. Sure, I was TR'n... and he was punching. But, he wasn't punching with the relaxed, quick, power that he was in the gym. And, I wasn't torque'n with the relaxed, quick, reflexes I have with the SIM. It's so hard for him and me... because now... there is so much more at stake.

To really take it to the next level... as Quique said... "you have to know what you're doing." That is a priority. But, then, once you do... you have to let your sub-conscience just do it. Sometimes I can do math like an autistic... but never when I think about the math problem. For instance... when I'm TR'n at one end of the runway... I can't think about what inputs are going to get me to the other end. I just think that I want to get the plane over this way... my sub-conscience mind can handle sending the appropriate inputs needed to my thumbs. My conscience mind has little chance of getting it right. It's just too controlling. I had to learn this with Golf and many other hand to eye activities, too. First you have to learn the inputs from any attitude... then you have to trust that you know them and fly. No example in day to day life is better than a person walking down stairs without looking at their feet. Proof positive that we all can do it... just a question of whether or not we will allow ourselves to.

We should write a book... The Inner Game Of Torque Rolling. :-)