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Old 02-04-2006 | 04:57 PM
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Default RE: HELP FOR BEGINNER-LAUNCHING

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Hello everybody, I would greatly appreciate any help with my questions. Here is the deal, I am new to airplanes-yes ive tried to fly small electrics several times with no luck, just crash and smash. I went ahead and purchased a j-3 piper cub, (electric) it has rudder control, elevator, and trottle speed. my question is I would like to try hand launching first, but I've read several conflicting articles, some say to throw the plane into the wind hard like a dart, but then I read not to throw like a dart, but toward the ground with a little force. which is it? also if someone can please tell me, when hand launching, nobody ever explains where the controls are except for full throttle, being that this plane does not have ailerons, are the elevators in a neutral position when launching or should the elevators be slightly trimmed up ?
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