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Old 11-11-2002 | 11:10 PM
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Default Ultra Stick Problem

Hello,

You can make the bottom of the fuselage black. Also, wheel pants should help to visualize if the plane is up-side down or not.

But frankly speaking, it's really crucial to learn to fly without relying on visual feedback. We should visualize the airplane's orientation in our head as we fly the plane, instead of purely relying on visual feedback.

But we can all get confused every now and then. To tell if the plane is going away or coming toward, do the aileron test. If right aileron input rolls the plane clockwise, then it's going away. If right aileron input rolls the plane counter clockwise, then it's coming toward.

To tell if the plane is up-side down or right side up, release all control for a while at normal flying speed. If the plane descends a little, that means it's probably inverted. If it doesn't descend, then it's most likely right-side up.

Hope this helps.