HOVERING A SHOCKY
 

Hi There

I built a extrema shock flyer, and saw some vids on how they torque roll, and hover. Looks so blady easy!!!:D I tried it, but as soon as it starts to torque left, I loose it. I tried this quite high up. Would like to know if I should rather for know try and stop it from toque rolling by holding some right ailerons. Should I give some aileron as soon as I start the hover, or only once it begins to torque roll?? Another thing is, should I try it lower down to see the plane better?? Unfortunately I have no sim, so I'll have to practice on the real thing.

Thanks
Karl

RE: HOVERING A SHOCKY
 

Use the ailerons to keeps the plane still. If you want to try hovering lower to the ground then you need to be sure you can pull out of it quick. I wouldn't do any extreme 3D close to the ground if you aren't completely familiar with your plane. When I first got my foamy I didn't start doing 3D close to the ground until I could do it perfect high up. At least they are foam though so if you do crash it you probably can fix it with a little glue. Hope I helped.

RE: HOVERING A SHOCKY
 

Yes, thanks. Guess I should just practice it more. Only been trying it a couple minutes!! But this time I'll use the ailerons.

RE: HOVERING A SHOCKY
 

Also you should get a simulator. I recommend the Ikarus. It has helped me a lot and I think it will help you too. Trust me it can be A LOT cheaper in the long run.

RE: HOVERING A SHOCKY
 

Torque rolling is one of the more difficult maneuvers to learn. As it rolls the controls are changing.
If you are just learning to hover. Try "harrier" first.
Basically pull the nose up, and fly around with the nose at a high angle of attack, the plane should be hanging on the prop. Just do a racetrack pattern with it in a harrier first. Keep doing it, and while your doing it, keep increasing the angle of attack until you've got it just about vertical.

Once you have that down, now learn to hover. Pull the nose up, and adjust the throttle to maintain the same altitude. Use your ailerons to keep it from torque rolling. You might find that even with full right aileron, it will still want to torque roll. Thats normal. Since the plane is not in forward flight, the only thing the ailerons can deflect is propwash. So there is not much airflow for them to move.

Just try to keep it from torque rolling. This way you can practice hovering.
Once you get good hovering it with the top facing you, let it roll so that your looking at the side of the plane, and practice with it hovering like that.

Once you can hold it in a hover in any position, then your ready for torque rolling.

RE: HOVERING A SHOCKY
 

Blipping the throttle will help pull out of a tourqe roll.Some of my planes I have to work the throttle every correction.These foamies seem to fly themselves though.

Do the harrier thing ,get your plane trimed perfect.Then start doing walls! The single most easiest way to enter a hover IMO,it seems to set you up perfect.

RE: HOVERING A SHOCKY
 

Ok thanks Michaelh!! Will try this next time I go flying!!! Allready crashed it hard as a result of trying to hover to low, and when it started to torque roll I lost it - Hard into the ground!!! Just needed a new engine mount & a little epoxy - and off we go again!!!:D

RE: HOVERING A SHOCKY
 

Most people lose it in a torque roll when the botom of the plane is facing them. They give it wrong rudder, try and remember that when the bottom is facing you to move the rudder stick in the direction you want the tail to move. Another problem people have is that they are to slow to add power when entering a hover or torque roll. Also add power when ever you start to lose it, try to never lose altitude when recovering.