RE: Whats Average Training Time for Newbies?
"Instructor?" "Buddy Box?"
I've never done R/C airplanes,bought an EDF 4-ch MiG-15, threw it togetherand flew it out of the box the first time. I got her off the ground,up to about 150' and turned her with aileron then elevator, and it was at this point I fell victim to "Pilot Reversal Displacement Syndrome" where everything is OPPOSITE of what it SHOULD be and absolutely lost it. I could NOT place myself in the bloody cockpit. Throttle forward full instead of down, nose straight down instead ofUP. It was then I realized I was going to be an authentic MiG-Killer out of wartime.Straight into the ground full bore. Plastic andfoam shrapnel exploded. It was beautiful. These jets are fast! Thank God I was ALONE for my first MiG Kill! Four more and I'm an ACE! Is it wrong? No.
I'm thinking SIMulator time before I fly the next one. If (when) I crack up the next one, maybe I'll look into a slower bird.. But this is a war of attrition and I look forward to the carnage. This could be bad. God help us.
Got free "FMS" simulator program with the Chinese MiG kit installed and running fine. Still, the brain is fighting this whole OPPOSITE world of R/C..If I could fly these jets ala RPV with through-camera viewing for "in the cockpit" control, well.....one problem solved, but others started no doubt.