ORIGINAL: Salinas Hawk
Hi guys
Ok, I got a basic Hiigh Start and a Spirit from Tower Hobbies, but I can only get up about 100ft or so. From there, I fly nicely, no crashes, but I can oinly keep it in the air for like a minute. Is it lack of flying skills, or set up, or what.
I followed all the instructions by the letter.
My real question is: Is this typical of new pilots, or am I doing something very wrong?
I read all of this thread, and some of the attached articles, but I couldn't identify my problem.
Note: I am a total newbie, and I have never successfully landed a 2-stroke trainer on my RealFlight, but after about 15 flights with my Spirit, that thing is almost impossible to crash. I even tried a loop. It was unsuccessful, but the Spirit didn't stall. It just kind of fizzled and drifted into level flight.
Just the same, learning to fly is minumal cause I can only keep it in the air for a minute or so.
What am I missing?
Respectfully, Salinas Hawk
What hi-start do you have...? There are differences between them such as small up-starts, 2-meter standard, 2-meter havey duty, etc... How long is the rubber/line on the one that you are using...? Ussually walk back streching the rubber 3-times it's length will give you a good launch... Does the plane rock back and shoot up like a kite or does it have more of a forward motion, could be that the tow hook is too far forward... Just a few things to check...