Sorry this is a little off-topic, but haven't heard much from him since he soloed... maybee he outgrew us <snif>

Andy

Andy,
Yub, Yub (David) hasn't soloed yet. He actually only has a couple flights to date. He did quite well, but had a very hard time seeing the plane, and its orientation when it was more than about 300 to 400 feet away. Not great for trying to learn, and kind of nerve wracking for the instructor. (me )

He knew he needed glasses (said he could see much better when he borrowed his friend's glasses), and was supposed to be seeing an eye doctor, but I haven't heard anything more in a week or so.

I'm hoping he's able to get them soon, because I was having fun getting him started.
Dennis-

GEE: Why are you training a person that far away.
200 ft in any direction is plenty. Well atleast is for me
when i train. The only time i have ever got a plane out that
far was when it didnt make it back.LOL

I think it might suprize you (randy41) at how far away you actually fly.

Hey People!

I'm sorry, these days I've been devoting a lot of time to my webpage.

I need my glasses and I don't want to try another flight until I get my glasses, but, sadly, my glass appointment is in July!!!!!

P.S. I HATE the fact that appointments always get scheduled two months later than the time you WANT to have an appointment....

P.S. I also don't like the fact that my webpage has bad textures. I made almost all of the graphics myself with the GIMP. It works on every website that I have EXCEPT for this new one.

So thats what you have been dong Yub, Yub

You evil traitor to the rc brotherhood, devoting your online time to something other than RC


Do you have an address for yours, I have been trying to get a geocities one online, still haven't though.

Oh, yeah has your friend from school got a plane yet?

Zimbo

Yub Yub is a beginner.



Andy

All I have to say is new eye doctor!

Maybe he's training people on micro planes?

Gee, most houses are 60 to 100 ft long. 200 ft wouldn't be enough to climb to safe altitude unless you climbed in an arc.

Glasses? He don't need no stinking glasses!

I just had an eye appointment and my vision was about 20/200 I can fly a DF or Whiplash but struck out at slow-pitch softball! [X(]

Keep flying-

Razor,
I'm happy for you, but you weren't there when David had to keep asking if the plane was flying level. He could not see the way the plane was oriented, which makes learning to control it impossible.

Perhaps if you already know how to fly then you can "perceive" the orientation by remembering the planes direction of travel and comparing that to what you're doing with the sticks.
Dennis-

Sounds like he definetely needs glasses.

This hobby played a trick on me. When I first started I SWORE I needed glasses because I thought I couldn't see the plane. I guess it was just nervousness. I went to the eye doctor and he said my eyes were fine. I was practically arguing with him. I almost got a second opinion but didn't want to fork out the cash.

This was last fall, and now I see fine. I guess it was psychological because I was so nervous maybe.... Who knows.

Oops wrong forum.

Like i said 200 ft is is plent of room to fly for me.
Thats about 130 foot higher than most trees(Plenttttty of room).

That a very tight radius to fly in, specially for a beginner. Sure you not flying micro planes?


45 mph = 66 ft / second
60 mph = 88 ft / second

It takes only 6 seconds at 45 mph to go 400 ft.

Subract the time to make your turn and that leaves you with about 4 seconds or less of straight and leve flight, and this is on the long leg!

Most trainers probably go around 60 mph which would take 4.5 seconds. Subract time for making a nice turn leaves you with 2 seconds or less of straight and level flight.

So if what you are saying is true, your students never fly straight, they are continuously in a turn.

Do the math....

I am SURE that I need glasses because if I sit in the back row of my classroom(20+ ft), I cannot see the whiteboard. But from about 15 feet, I see everything clearly.