I would love to see the faces on onlookers if you combined the "whipping" method with the 4ft cane and "dummy" model, with the funnel collar from a vet technique [sm=biggrin.gif][sm=biggrin.gif]

Around here, that would be considered normal.

Hello Jetstarblue.

You really are no rc-guy - must more of an aeromodeller, which is the proper thing to be !!

You will surely get the hang of it - just practise - practise - practise..........

I could suggest HORISONTAL 8's instead of vertical. And maybe a little flying in the opposit direction ( with the mpdelbelly up !! )

I could also suggest that you start the hoprisontal 8's BEFORE you get get the sense of dissines - That often helps.

And a bigger model on ca. 20 meter lines ( that is about 65 feet ) feels slower - with its ca. 5,6 - 6 seconds for one round.

You might purchase an ARF - NOBLER from TopFlite with a Fox 35 and a 10x 5 propeller - + ( 28 % castor - 5 % nitro -
67 methanol ) as fuel.

With a well broken -in engine you will enjoy the flying - but remember the horisontal 8's !!

Good luck

hld - OY - 9901.

You've had a lot of great answers. Personally I never worry about falling down with the dizzys, I just fly sitting down in my wheelchair. Have to admit I also cheat and use a throttle, opens up a lot of possibilitys

John

Iv'e thought about wheelchair flyers in the past, as I have a damaged hip, and though it is OK for now, I will need a hip op in the near future, which should keep me going for a while.

But, is it easy enough to propel your self round and round, presumably with one hand operating one chair wheel ?

And ( I am hoping you have a sense of humour here ) - if you were flying a biggish jobby, wouldn't it want to pull you along ?

As I say, it is quite conceivable that sometime in the future, I too might have to become a wheelchair flyer, and thought I might have to give up C/L and use my secondary hobby of R/C [X(]

Wouldn't that be cool! Just lock the left wheel, and let the plane pull you around in the circle

Ghost when the time comes you can do it just fine. You have the same problem I do only I am on my fourth and last failed artificial hip with no options. I can use crutchs for very short distances. The foot boards are removed from my chairs and I propel myself everywhere backward with the good leg, much easier and faster than the wheels.

In the dirt of our flying field I can only fly the slower airplanes and need the throttle to land when neccessary. Sometimes just shooting landings and taxing for a round and then flying agine. That airplane is not aerobatic but it is a deliteful trainer that I have introduced the joys of Ukie to others with. Its a cardboard ex RC airplane that I converted on sixty foot lines and has an OS 25 RC engine. On pavement I can fly just about anything with no problems and all the propelling in the circle when going around and not performing manuvers is done with the good leg. Its also easy to back up in flight to deal with a slack line situation. I do treasure the times I can travel to somewhere like the basin in LA and fly both RC and some Ukie in those wonderful paved circles behing the pits with a good flying stunt ship.

John[8D]

The Gympy Guy

Carl Shoup flew his "Belfry Bound", a 60-size Dale Kirn design which is Old Time Stunt legal. from a wheelchair at the last Vintage Stunt Contest. Did a good job on the entire Old Time Stunt pattern. He was on a paved circle. He was flying the airplane with one hand and his wheel chair with his other hand and good leg. All who observed were greatly impressed. He had been in a motorcycle accident but I understand he is completely recovered.

Longer lines make all the difference in the world. With 26 footers you are spinning like a top. Even at 100 mph you don't turn half as fast on 60 or 70 foot lines. I flew C/L combat through out the 60's as well as B Speed and rat race. Never had a problem with dizziness. Even today I still fly C/L occasionally. The long line big planes are great. The little short line jobs are horrible. Still have a bunch of my old Johnson and Super Tigre C/L engines.

Super Tigre C/L ( Diesel ) engines wanted