ORIGINAL: Av8r Guy
I've been reading articles in R/C magazines and researching stuff online as well as speaking to local individuals in my area who are involved in the hobby for the past 6 months or so and I recently decided to purchase Hanger 9's P51 PTS. (it should be here in the week or two
) - Then I stumbled upon this thread while surfing.
Kevin
I see you’ve done your home work and welcome to the R/C world.
First, three of the major hobby magazines model Airplane News, Fly RC and Model Aviation had articles about the Hangar 9 P51 Mustang PTS (Progressive training System). All those articles were held in a positive impression.
Well, we heard before,
Only one wing to fly?
Fly faster then 100mph?
Fly faster then the sound?
Fly with 350 people on board/
Fly over the Atlantic?
The common answer was, NO this is impossible!! The history shows how people have the wrong assumptions with the little they know.
When Neil Armstrong had his first steps on the moon – there were still people thinking this is a TV-fake-Show…but it was reality. Reality like today when Hangar9’s engineers designed a new sate of trainer R/C airplanes – the P51 PTS.
I had some resistance in my club to – nah, no lowing trainer. I put the radio in the presidents hands an said “Sir, take it up and tell me how this plane flies, I read about it and know I like to see it”
He took my offer and after a little struggle about the rudder input, there the she went up. His comment “WOW, this flies like a trainer” this words come from a guy who is decades around R/C planes.
Next day I begun my fight training, I was a novice and learned on the P51 – also 4 others who learned on the P51 which I personally know.
Simulator, the PTS come with a simulator, there you can train the basics and basics are:
Orientation,
When the plane comes around and directly to you the controls are reverse, except the elevator. This is very hard for every novice. Do not turn your upper body away – bad habit and hard to get rid of. To stabilize the plane go with the stick (airlerons) in the direction where the wing is lower….
Tip stall (spin),
This is the most common mistakes – you will see the in your first flights on the simulator. If you get used to use the rudder you can avoid the spin easier. I’m amazed how little of pilots use the rudder.
Take off,
Right rudder in a big amount brings her straight down the runway and up.
OK, that’s it for know, just let us know how everything went. I assume you guys up there have tons of snow and cold weather. Yesterday we had almost F 80 degree and today is it 37 – this is Texas.
Yep, we like to know about…
Happy Landings[sm=thumbup.gif]
G-Pete