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Old 07-08-2009 | 07:42 AM
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Default RE: Beginner??? Probably!


ORIGINAL: Kennelmaster
'' Well, I do it my way. Stubborn, arrogant, attitude????
Nope, I don't think so.
It's whatever floats your boat....This is for your amusement and interest, not ours.

But as one who has been doing this for a long tme, I can say that I enjoy flying much more than repairing!
I found that my full-size flying experience translates into model experience very well. I use trims a lot more than some RC only pilots, preferring to fly with neutral stick. this aids accuracy on the approach in particular. You may find the same; but landing will be a challenge!
What I did find difficult initially was the problems of orientation relating to when the model is coming towards you, passing through the overhead and then away.
One tip I could recommend is do not turn the model through your overhead. You can develop extreme angles of bank without realising it until too late. Spiral dive, smoking hole.

A trainer won't be capable of removing limbs, unless you thrust your fingers into the prop at full blast, but it could hurt you badly. Please don't be tempted to fly alone, at least for a time.
At my own club in the UK we had two serious accidents in the space of a week involving lost fingers. (with big engines) One fellow nearly died from vascular shock as the prop sliced into his thigh too. He was saved by the people who were around at the time. The paramedics arrived in 7 minutes and were only just in time.

Best Wishes for your return to the hobby.
Carole