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Old 05-06-2010, 08:58 AM
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Default RE: Six Keys to Success for new pilots

I'd like to add a comment on Orientation

This is just something you can try if the Warhlk's post.
Orientation is usually lost when flying toward yourself. ALWAYS move the aileron stick toward the LOW wing when flying toward yourself. No thinking involved! This instinct will come later.
doesn't work for you

When I learned to fly r/c it was on a slope hill, my instructor said, always point the antenna the direction the plane is heading. At first I'd be going 90 deg back and forth, but of course over the years the amount of my body/radio turn became less and less and more and more subtle to the point now (30 years later) it's just something in the back of my mind. Also, this is easier on a slope hill as you're almost always turning away from the hill, not back inside towards yourself.