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Old 05-18-2008 | 09:38 AM
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Default RE: You guys cut the throttle at top of your loop?

ORIGINAL: BarracudaHockey

Now, I'm new (few months, self taught) and I like to gun it all the way over and all the way down and through the bottom leg of the loop.
One of the things you missed out on by not flying with a good instructor is some lessons in power management.

You might find that a habit you want to break when you advance to different airplanes.
You do what you gotta do, no instructor, no fly or fly without so I learn the hard way My club is so disorganised it's untrue, no instructors at all, we just turn up, pay our membership and insurance.

I just ask guys who are there who have been flying longer and hope for the best.

I'm doing OK though (I think) but it's been a hard road at times. I'm definitely looking for a new club btw.

Anyway, yea I understand power management, I really couldn't fly all day with full power with my 1.00 Saito, it would kill me on fuel prices alone

I just see peeps all the time cutting power at the top of the loop which in general (I mean just flying for fun) seemed a bit slow and I figured it was just for protecting the plane.
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