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Old 10-04-2006 | 01:40 PM
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Default PATTERN FLYING HELP

I AM A ROOKIE PILOT WITH LOTS OF STICK TIME ON MY LT-40.(4 OZ. OF EPOXY AND 1 ROLL OD DUCT TAPE LATER) I GOT MY SECOND PLANE FROM A FELLOW CLUB MEMBER. A SIG MIDSTAR WITH A REAL BAD FLUTTER. I COULDNT FIND THE FLUTTER NO MATTER WHAT I DID, UNTIL I FOUND IT THE HARD WAY. YEP ANOTHER CRASH, BUT I DID GET THE CHANCE TO LEARN A FEW BASIC PATTERNS. THEN I GOT THE PHOENIX GILES G202 FROM ANOTHER FELLOW CLUB MEMBER. ( COULDNT BEAT THE PRICE I THOUGHT) WELL I WAS COMING OUT OF A LOOP AT 1/4 THROTTLE AND THE AILERON DECIDED IT WANTED TO TRY FLYING BY ITSELF. YEP YET ANOTHER CRASH. I JUST BUILT THE PHOENIX EXTRA 300S AND GOLBERG TIGER .60. I AM LOOKING FOR A GOOD PATTERN PLANE AND ONE THAT WILL MAYBE DO SOME 3-D. I AM A BIG FAN OF THE KNIFE EDGE ( WHICH I HAVE YET TO PERFECT)AND THE 300 S WILL NOT DO IT. I AM DOING SOMETHING WRONG? THE 300S ALSO WANTS TO TURN RIGHT IN A CLIMB OR LOOP. DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY SUGGETIONS TO OFFER?