RE: Build your own PBF (Pizza Box Flyer, Flying Pizza Box)
Glad to see you got another PBF going! It sounds like you were more successful this time around.
You're right, there isn't a "How To Fly A PBF" section on my web page, even though needs one. The info you're looking for is buried in the 63 pages somewhere. In the mean time, here's a few pointers about learning to fly a PBF.
1.) Don't fly too fast!
2.) Keep the nose up at a positve angle of attack. Anything less than about 15 degrees risks going too fast, and causing the nose to suddenly tuck under.
3.) Don't fly too fast!
4.) Control the airspeed with the elevator position......the altitude with the throttle......and steer it around with the rudder. If you're able to control the direction with just the aileron control, then you're probably flying too fast. (see rules 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, and 11)
5.) Don't fly too fast!
6.) The goal is to learn to coordinate the elevator and throttle to maintain a constant altitude regardless of how high the nose is aimed up.
7.) Don't fly too fast!
8.) The secondary goal is to learn to steer the PBF primarily with the rudder stick, while the aileron stick is simply used to control the wing bank angle, regardless of the rate of turn.
9.) Don't fly too fast!
10.) Read and memorize the spin recovery techniques on the web page. You're going to need them sooner or later.
11.) Don't fly too fast!