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Old 08-09-2008 | 03:52 PM
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From: el centro, CA
Default RE: stopping!

well, if you wanna make it nose over , go ahead.

Practice flying the model at a Slower speed. Have you tested the model's stall speed ?
Maybe you can set the idel lower.

You can also change the pitch of the prop.

I prefer to add slight down trim, it's easier for me to apply slight pressure in pulling posistion or it's easier for me to pull instead of push.
It's mostly habits..but it achive the samething. I add more AOA if I need to slow the model down a little bit.
But I make my decend further away from the runway and level off...The rest is just throttle managment and flairing.
I also walk towards the model as it's decending. I get a better visual to maksure it'll clear the fence.lol
Plus if I over shoot...I'll have plenty of runway or field to spare.

Plus I fly the model at a slower speed a couple times around the field before landing approches.
This will give my brain time to adjust to the slower speed.

If just cut the throttle after full speed and try to land...the model will look like it slowed down a bit...but it's still traveling faster than my brain's perception.
It's the samething when you exit the freeway onto surface streets.