ORIGINAL: RCKen
RCU encourages users to use
www.putfile.com for hosting videos.
www.youtube.com is another alternative for hosting videos. Both of these are free to host and there isn't any delay before you can view the videos.
To be totally honest with you I didn't even look at your videos because of the 30 second delay.
Really? Didn't want to wait 30 seconds? I think the advent of high-speed internet
has made people even less patient. But since RCU policy is to use the other services,
I'll take that into consideration next time.
ORIGINAL: 2slow2matter
I think you were lucky not to cut your fingers off before you even got it into the air. All of the simulators in the world do not teach you how to start and maintain a glow engine. How did you even figure out how to start the darn thing? I bet someone somewhere helped you with that. So, in that sense, you did not do it completely on your own.
It amazing what you can learn by reading these forums and asking questions at the hobby shop
ORIGINAL: 2slow2matter
What are you going to do when the weather changes, and your engine won't run right.
Not gonna fly, that's for sure.
ORIGINAL: 2slow2matter
Did you range check the radio before flight? What if it would have lost comm--you were in a public park. You could have killed someone's little child.
Yes, I range checked. And I was not flying at your average "public park"
The Utah Model Port is an RC airstrip owned by the State of Utah. See attached image.
Oh, and I put up my fequency tag like everyone else.
ORIGINAL: 2slow2matter
I hope your 6 months aren't up, because I suspect that you'll be needing that 1/2 off coupon pretty soon.
^-- This is exactly what I'm talking about. Negative comments like this ruin the hobby.
I got used to hearing them before I flew, but I'm suprised to hear them after providing
videos of perfect landings. Have you even bothered to watch the videos?
ORIGINAL: darock
Almost every one of them had a brand new engine on them. None of those had been broken in. The ones that had used engines on them universally had gunk-stuck engines on them. One of those showed up without the needle. None of the engines started and ran with the needle settings they hit the field with. Everyone of the newbies were surprised about the break-in. Not a one of them seemed to understand setting the needle until it was demonstrated. None of the engines would hold an idle that would land the model at less than Mach One. There is more to say but that oughta be enough about newbies and engines.............
1) I ran 2 gallons through my engine on the test stand, my idle is 2000 RPM.
2) My control throws are accurate and in the right directions.
3) My center-of-gravity was very precisely set (see attached image)
4) As a matter of fact, I did have another pilot check the plane, and nothing was wrong with it.
I did my homework and took my time making sure everything was correct.