alerons or rudder
 

i built a tower hobbies arf never flew one before the book says to turn with the alerons woudnt it be easyer with the rudder just learning

RE: alerons or rudder
 

not really. Im learning right now, and im using ailerons. As long as you realize the rudder is there and when to use it, turning with ailerons is ok.

RE: alerons or rudder
 

Lots of people prefer to start by using aileron and elevator to turn the plane because they are on the same stick.. As you get better, you can use both the ailerons and rudder to coordinate your turns. I n the old three channels days some people put the rudder on the aileron stick so that when they got a four channel with ailerons they wouldn't have to learn how to turn all over again... The less you have to think about while learning the better and eaiser.. BUT ask ten people and get eleven differen't answers...

RE: alerons or rudder
 

Ailerons!! :)

RE: alerons or rudder
 

Aileron/elevator is by far the easiest way to make a turn. However do not be afraid to get to know your rudder. It is your freind. Take it high and find out what it does. On some planes it seams it does next to nothing and others it will completely flip the plane over. And if you don't start learning that rudder you will never be able to do those cool knife edge passes 5 feet over the runway:D Okay mine are still at 30 ft but there comming down:eek:

RE: alerons or rudder
 

do you have an instructor?

RE: alerons or rudder
 

Ditto JetMech05.

Your instructor should add both rudder and aileron/elevator turns in your training sessions. Teaching you how to make coordinated turns early on is the best way to get that mussle memory trained for automatic response to turns.

Ahem.. you DO have an instructor, right?

DS.

RE: alerons or rudder
 

no i live out in the country never even watched anybody fly one of these things i saw a dvd in the tower hobbies book for 24.00 where this guy teaches you maybe i should get it

RE: alerons or rudder
 

You need to find a club and an instructor. If you have to drive 50 miles it will be worth it.

Learning to fly RC can be a challenge.

bob

RE: alerons or rudder
 

Go here and enter your zip there are aleast 14 clubs within 50 miles.
http://www.modelaircraft.org/clubsearch.aspx

hope this helps
Chris

RE: alerons or rudder
 

Skip the DVD.

Find an instructor...

NOTHING you will will help more than this.

A couple of sessions with an instructor, and you'll find out why everyone tells you to use one.

You'll save the cost and time of a long drive in the fact that your plane will last longer too.