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Old 02-24-2006 | 06:46 AM
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marks90004
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Default RE: Torque rolling and hovering question?

wgeffon,
I thought so.... I was beginning to wonder if it the plane or me since I just started learning to hover. I'll try starting from a lower altitude next time. It does sure seem like right aileron doesn't help in the descent.

beaggs,
I do notice that is it a little more controllable when I descend slower, but it still seems to torque roll regardless of full right aileron deflection..... however not as violently in a slow decent. I'm having a blast acquiring these new 3D skills that I've never had the chance to do. By the way, how are things around the shed?

Gus155,
Smooth on the throttle is definitely something I still need to work on. By the way, what does it mean to "practice loads"?

RustyTumbles,
I've actually tried hovering a little angled....but it was purely by necessity to compensate for the wind. It's been kind of windy at the park where I fly. When you hover angled towards the belly does your plane tend to drift in that direction? I just got comfortable learning to hover. Now I'm working on trying to limit the area where I hover. Right now, just learning to catch the plane over before it falls out makes me hover all over the park as oppose to keeping it in a confined area. I'm sloppy at hovering, but I guess it'll come in time.

flyingidiot,
I've got an Ultimate FX bipe foamie. I thought the that problem might have been from the fact the the wings are short and stocky. I thought maybe the wings make it more susceptible to torque rolling. However, from the general responses that everyone here replied with, I gather that it's normal. I was going to get the QQ yak foamie myself, but sadly I didn't. I kind of regret it. The bipe has alot of coupling effects when trying a knife edge.

Thanks everyone for all the responses. I really appreciate it.

Mark