Since I put the Showtime gear on, I've done a dozen harrier landings WO any damage-its the best. We have finally had some great days,light wind. I havent done any hovering tail touches yet but the torque rolls and rolling harriers are getting better. I think these are the hardest to do,require the most practice. The Do does rolling harriers quite slow,gives you a little more reflex time,I hope it doesnt spoil me when I get the Giles into the air. I know I've tried rollers with other planes that roll faster like the Yak,I had to cut back on the ailerons to slow the roll rate,still had trouble keeping up. I came up with a new manuever-I go vertical,cut throttle to a hammer-head,after a short vertical down line I do a parachute,to elevator & then harrier. Almost forgot,does anyone do walls with the 60 Do?
I've been trying to start a very low hover by doing a wall,I coast in low,just a foot or two up,do a wall but it seems I,m climbing too much,I end up 10 foot up no matter how I try. I want to start the hover at 3-5 ft up but it takes more than that to get vertical,shouldnt a wall slide forward without gaining altitude? I use spoileron mix when doing this,it helps limit the climb some but I notice some other guys doing walls with almost no gain in altitude?