Apprentice S-15E rolling right during take off and taxi
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I am new to the flying world and recently bought an Apprentice by e-flight. The plane tends to veer right severley to the point compensating with the rudder does not help. I have tried adjusting the nose wheel to line up with the rudder but doesnt seem to help. It almost broke off the nose wheel because the plane wants to go one way and the nose wheel is trying to go another. I ended up just throwing the plane instead of taking off normally. Other than that the plane seems to fly fine in beginner mode. After examining the plane closer i noticed the motor mount is slightly oblong to the right. Is this normal for a prop plan such as this? Thanks for the help.
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That is the built in thrust angle on the motor mount.
Your nosewheel is pointed to the right in the pic,has it moved after shutting down or is that where its pointed when powered up? Have you looked to see if the rudder is warped?
Maybe something with the safe stabalization feature programming?
I dont have that plane,perhaps someone who does will chime in to help.
Your nosewheel is pointed to the right in the pic,has it moved after shutting down or is that where its pointed when powered up? Have you looked to see if the rudder is warped?
Maybe something with the safe stabalization feature programming?
I dont have that plane,perhaps someone who does will chime in to help.
Last edited by Bcolici; 09-24-2015 at 05:35 PM.
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Are both mains free to spin equally? I do see the nose whell to the right.
How does it act in flight does it pull right with throttle up?
are you using any kind of anti crash system?
How does it act in flight does it pull right with throttle up?
are you using any kind of anti crash system?
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Turn on the plane and transmitter and give the plane a push by hand on a flat floor. If it doesn't roll straight then you know you have some work to do on your landing gear. Most likely the nose wheel isn't lined up properly but it could also be one of the main gear wheels sticking.
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Are you allowing the airplane to just sit still until the safety system has armed itself? This old fart had to learn the hard way that the APPRENTICE IS NOT ready to fly when you turn it on. It has to think about it.




