ORIGINAL: shannah
Good info Jim,
I was wondering why my motor wouldn't shut down all the way on landing approach. I guess that's just normal. It did seem, however, that the idle is too high after flying and that I had to drop throttle trim all the way in order to slow down enough for landing. Maybe I am just landing too hot and it is free wheeling too much. I'll have to watch it closely.
Hi Steve,
Happy you are thinking about pattern again. Yes, I found out that the electric motors are easily driven by the forward speed of the plane and really need a brake to slow down rpm wise. Without a brake the best you can do is turn off the motor and let it free wheel. With a light airplane this should work fine.
One thing I didn't mention is to be sure and set the failsafe to turn the motor off if you go into failsafe.
Hope to see you at a contest this year, Jim O