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Old 10-11-2007 | 03:07 AM
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Default RE: cessna 182

I will add that the Cessna is the most forgiving of scale models, that's what I've been informed at least. The main problem with scale models is the tendancy to drop a wing when the airspeed is insufficient, without any prior warning. This is especially true after a model has been repaired several times, when the wing may be just slightly off. That's just the nature of the beast. Get some good altitude, test its stall characteristics (cut the power, add up elevator until it pitches up and then goes into a stall). If it drops a wing, add some down elevator and crank that engine up to break the stall. Then you'll know to trim the elevator down and land under power. If you just go up some and then nose down to a normal glide when doing that test, then that indicates that you have a good, strait airframe that's not too heavy. You should be able to land normally in that case. Good luck.

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