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Old 10-22-2005 | 03:18 PM
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markjester
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Default RE: Draganfly iv. Anyone flew it?Control?

The same procedure applies to both inside and outside flight with some minor points of interest.

Inside you cannot use the Ti feature. As the Ti senses the temp. differential between the ground and the sky when you fly outside. Inside there really is no difference in those two temp. Actually I believe that the Ti won't allow itself to be armed if it cannot sense this difference. Inside there are no sudden gusts of wind that influence the attitude of the flyer. Outside little gusts can cause control problems for the beginning flyer. I personally practiced control and hovering while I was inside. For me learning to control it enough to keep it from hitting furniture, etc made me a better pilot outside. I believe they say that if you can keep the hover inside a 10 foot box you are doing pretty well. Again, inside, I had to keep my flyer inside of a 3ft box.

Unless you have a gym or other big open place to fly in inside, you have to be ever mindful of chairs, walls, lights etc. Outside you have no such concerns. When I first started flying I was sick as a dog and could not get out of bed. So I practiced hovering the flyer over my bed. It made for a soft landing anyway. I was really quite afraid of crashing this expensive toy. I actually practiced inside for weeks before going outside.

There is only one suggestion that I got from anyone that made sense and worked. It came from Mike Dammer at spectolutions. He said; paraphrasing: If all else fails, chop the throttle. This worked for me. At least it kept the flyer from crashing into something at full tilt. And with the rotors not turning under power on hard landings, this save many a rotor too.

Anyway just my two cents worth...