ORIGINAL: CGRetired
ORIGINAL: billd76
ORIGINAL: CGRetired
Ya see... you CAN teach an old dog new tricks!!!
Ha!! I wondered how long it would take for the Coast Guard to chime in!
If I have actually been taught anything remains to be seen!! Been using a computer for 20 years and still haven't learned how to type properly.
Semper Paradus, Bill!!
Hey, with my electronics background, I would think that electric flight would be a piece of cake... NOT!!! Those things become a mystery at times, trying to coordinate motor/esc/battery with weight and so on.. strange stuff. With glow, well, just put an engine on and fly the thing!!! Well, for the most part.
I was totally shattered when I broke my Venus 40, but realized that it was part of learning. And muscle memory is part of that, and was definitely the cause of my crash. Me, my fault, not the plane.
There have been several suggestions, Minnflyer has a good one. I like my approach because it works for me. (stand behind, right aileron stick movement, right aileron goes up, left goes down) but whatever floats yer boat works just fine as long as the end result is a safe plane and one that is truly ready to fly and do what you want it to do.
Oh.. one thing here, that I found out with using computer radio's including the DX7. It's completely possible to have the ailerons work differently than they are supposed to (both up, or one side up the other side not moving, all sorts of strange things). It all comes in the setup. So, pay attention to that, do the proper mix, and even after binding the settings in, check and re-check, and check again before each flight. It comes automatic to me, and should to everyone.
One thing to remember, and you probably already know this, is to bind with the throttle at minimum and all sticks neutral. This sets up ''fail safe'' to where you want it to be. ESPECIALLY important with electrics because loss of signal could cause the electrics to go to full throttle on you on the bench and could cost a finger or two (don't ask how I know this.. no fingers lost, but 5 stiches on my right index finger tells the tale). With glow, this only is a factor if the engine is runing. But, make sure you bind with the pre-sets where you want them.
Ok.. more than you probably wanted to read, or you probably already knew this, but it never hurts to re-state it for those that don't know.
Semper Fi, Semper Paradus!
CGr.