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Old 10-16-2006 | 12:35 PM
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Leo L
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Bonefish,

Your plane is correct in the way that its set up. The prop is angled to the right to off set torque steering and its canted down to give the plane a "floating" feel. When you have the plane set up properly, it should be flying level at 50% throttle (you will feel a little catch in the movement of the throttle slider at the 50% position.) This should be your normal flying speed once you are at the proper altitude (at least 150ft.up). If you increase the throttle, the plane should start to rise without you touching the elevator control. If you reduce the throttle, the plane should start to descend. You should be able to get 8-10 minute flights. For the first few flights, I would start to land the plane at 7 minutes. Landing without power is much more difficult.