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Old 05-11-2008 | 11:30 PM
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Default RE: aileron adjustment?

aileron adjustment update:

today I finally flew my magister with the ailerons adjusted upward 1/16 of an inch.
the result was mixed, both good and bad. the distance required to take off was ridiculous. it took the plane almost 200 feet to get enough lift to creep into the air. where I was flying I normally have a margin to abort if I get squirrelly on takeoff, but I used every bit of it to get the plane up to speed and for a minute I thought things were going to get ugly as I was well beyond my point of turn back and still the plane wouldn't lift. just as I was about to hit the big shrubs out in the desert about 50 feet past where the pavement ends I gave it full elevator and missed the bushes by inches. so I noticed a big difference in the distance it took to get the plane in the air. on the good side the plane was so agile in the air it was like flying a different model!!! this thing will throw pure barrel rolls unbelievably quick and is a lot more fun to fly!!! the landing I had today was good, I was able to slowly cut throttle and increase the elevator and flared the plane nicely for one of the best landings I've had with the plane ever. so now I have a new dilemma, I HATE the distance it takes now (I thought the plane took to long to take off before) to take off, but I LOVE the way the plane acts in the air. so how can I fix this??? maybe time for a bigger motor? or does anyone think if I changed the prop from the stock APC 12x8 to a 13x6 that would do the trick of getting this thing off the ground. (I'm thinking of either going brushless or glow) the flight speed is good it's just stupid how long it takes to get in the air. I await your wisdom!!!!