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Old 08-24-2009 | 04:14 PM
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Default RE: Whats the rudder for!!! ?


ORIGINAL: davidhand

I'm a novice at this RC game, but I did used to be a full size glider pilot. Anyhow a bod at my local flying field suggested I put about 15% - 20% rudder mix in with my ailerons, this seems to work fine. But I guess it's cheating.

The rudder mix will work for you only if you fly straight and level. If you do any aerobatics you will run into trouble. For instance, if you fly an up line and notice that the wings are rolling a little to the left, as soon as you apply right aileron you will also be appling right rudder , and the plane will veer off to the right. Or if you are flying inverted, a left aileron input will now also give you right rudder. Imho it is best to just learn to fly without the mixes. My 2 cents.


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