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Old 06-01-2008, 05:16 PM
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Tissan
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Default My airplane gets into these tight on a dime uncontrolled maneuvers.

Hello,
haven’t been here for a while.

I’m tiered of loosing airplanes.

My airplane gets into these tight on a dime uncontrolled maneuvers.
How to get out of it or avoid it? something i do wrong.

Its happening during a tight turn or in a middle of straight flight influenced by winds, if im trying to correct it or give it direction it makes these sets of tight 15 feet in diameter loops and rolls.

im fighting to straighten it.
I did not intend these loops to happen. Its loosing air speed and the whole air frame is under stress, its heart stopping.
This is not fun.

Things I think contributed to this:
Wind gusts.
too much throw on control surfaces.
Big movements of the sticks.
upper end motors on airplanes.
Lack of experience.

I lost two airplanes this way, the last one was an ARF trainer i recovered with OS 46 AX,
there was a strong wind from the west, at our field its recommended not to fly when the wind is like this.
It was bad, the worst so far.
The wing was ok there, it was just too much poison ivy in the way to reach it.
It dove into the ground.
Sorry for the harsh picture.


When I ask an instructor at the field to take off, trim and land it, he doesn’t got into these loops but saying it’s a very good airplane with good flight characteristics.

i ordered a trainer with OS 46LA just to get flight time, yes lets blame it on the decision to fly that day against recommendations…

thanks
Alex

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