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Old 09-04-2009 | 08:19 AM
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Default RE: Engine thrust angles

With that in mind you should need little to no downthrust and at most only a degree or two of right thrust to sort of compensate for the power up front.
I have found that that leads to a bit of left rudder to correct for the right thrust. Which still leaves you a model that will turn to the left when you apply throttle. Most pattern people will tell you to put both at 0-0. You need to learn to correct for P-Factor. It does nothing for a model flying level at a constant speed.