Hi Guys,

Just a question really, ive been flying for a while now, ive gone way past the trainer stage, got a sports plane, got a warbird and now im interested in learning how to 3D FLY.

Ive been given a Irvine WILD CARD 3D plane, is this a good model to learn with and how do you go about learing how to pull off all the moves ???. Ive tried some on the simulator but its not planned it just moves in wierd positions lol. Are their any sites on how to teach you or is it just go with the flow as you fly ?

Any insight would be helpful

Many Thx

DH, for starters I know nothing about that plane. To get a good description and some video about 3-D try AERO3D.net. The Sim is useless for learning 3-D with the exception of the hover. If you have the Real Flight Go to their web site. Then down load the Ultimate 3-D Perso. It's a hovering fool. It's really to easy to hover but will teach you the correct inputs. Later David

Actually, Realflight G2 models 3D flight quite well. However, the control throws need in the sim are much less than what your model needs. In fact, the only time I use "3D" rates on the sim are for hover, the wall, and waterfall. Harrier and other moves use normal rates.
PT

DH,

Wild Card is a good plane for the money. My first plane was a Ripmax Xtreme Lite 3D, wild card is very similar except the wild card holds a knife edge better.

A friend has a wild card, it hovers fine, torque rolls, elevators, waterfalls, etc...everything my friend can do it will do.

My advise for learning 3d....if you type in "3d flying" in google or any other search engine it will pull up loads for you. Some sites will have videos for you to watch and others will give you a write up on some manuevers. I have also just bought the Aerofly Professional simulator after flying 3D for about 6 months and it seems great for practicing 3D, the Hype will be relatively similar to the Wild Card.

Here are some links to watch some good 3D flying:
www.3dbatix.com
www.downonthedeck.com
www.mw3d.com

I'm still learning lots about 3D, but since i've started watching videos, reading up how to do manuevers (not all accurate!) and practicing on the sim my flying has improved loads

I must have my sim set up wrong. When I try to do a waterfall and blip the throttle it flyes out of it. The same on a wall or elevator. Maybe I need to try and use my TX so I can mix some spoileron in. I currently use the TX that came with the sim.
What are you guys using on yours? Later David

hi, the best way to learn 3D is to fly it constantly, a sim does help but it isnt anything like walking outside and doing it for proped

i say go to http://www.3drc.info


Ian

Here's my advice:

Build a [link=http://www.spadtothebone.com/SPAD/SPA3D/]SPA3D[/link] for around twelve bucks. Now go out and learn to harrier. Forget hovering for a few weeks, just burn a bunch of fuel doing harriers around the field.

Here's a tip for learning to harrier... you'll use the elevator to control the angle of the nose, and use throttle to control altitude. Do most of your steering with the rudder (gently) and much of the time you'll use opposite aileron (a little) when turning to keep the plane from "falling in" during the turn.

Spend a gallon or two just doing this and when you're comfy enough just raise the nose to vertical and you'll be hovering. But learn the harrier first, I promise you it'll make everything else go easier than if you learn to hover first. For one, it makes escaping from a hover gone bad much easier when you can already harrier... Another benefit is that it'll make you look better sooner. Hovering is cool, but the wow factor really starts to come in when you can make smooth seamless transitions from flying on the wings to flying on the prop.

The [link=http://www.spadtothebone.com/SPAD/SPA3D/]SPA3D[/link] is probably the best harrier/3D trainer you can fly. Dirt cheap, amazingly easy to harrier, and almost unbreakable. After two weeks flying the SPA3D I find myself doing things with my other planes that I wouldn't have believed possible.

Try one, you will NOT be sorry.

D

Yeah...www.3drc.info
Nathan has a great site!