I have a new T-Hawk and really like it. I am a complete newbie and I am starting to get the hang of the hand launch and a fairly smooth and predictable ascent. My probelm is that whenever I need to turn the plane - especially after a hand launch - it invariably turns by banking the wings and swoops towards the ground. Sometimes I can pull out of the nosedive, but EVERY turn is the same.

I thave their FM radio with a single stick and I have even consciounsly moved the rudder evenly over - not to the right and down - I even tried a right turn by moving the single stick to the 2:00 position and the wings just bank and wooooosh....... it's crash time.

This board has been a great help - so thanks for all the advice so far!

If i understand you right you are moving the stick to the 2 o'clock position in a right hand turn. I have T-Hawks and they fly great..here are some pointers...Make sure you have your elavator and rudder control wires in the last hole on the control horns(this is where they attach to the elavator and rudder) The manual tells you if I remember correctly that they should be in the middle. Move them to the outside hole. When you make a turn pull the stick back towards you slightly this will keep the nose of the airplane level. Remember go into turns gently until you get the hang of it. By making a turn and moving the stick away from you are telling the nose of the plane to go down. 2 o'clock would do this. pull back just a little and go easy on the stick movement.Hope this helps

Allen

Left turns toward 8:00, and right toward 4:00. BUT, don't slam the stick right to the limits. All you need for most planes is small movements of the stick. Too much rudder and no up elevator input will cause the plane to bank and dive. DOWN elevator input, like you're giving the plane by moving the stick to 2:00, only makes it worse.

Start your turn by giving the plane pure right or left rudder, but just a little at first. That's 9:00 or 3:00. Then add up elevator (pull toward yourself) to compensate for the nose of the plane dropping, again, just a little.

Great advice!!!

I have been pushing the stick all the way to the side - giving full rudder - so it is good to know that this is not the best way. I will try to be less aggressive with the stick and see if this helps.

I gues I will also move the control wire to the outside hole - I assume this provides less throw of the rudder.


Again THANKS!!!

I don't know if you drive a car, but think about how you drive. When you make small turns you NEVER turn the wheel to the locks.

Also, you only need to hold hte stick in the turn for a second or two typically unless you are turning into the wind. If you HOLD the stick to the right too long, the plane will turn and bank steeper and steeper.

The T-Hawk, being a high wing plane will tend to self level, so if you find that the plane is starting to go into a dive, just recenter the sticks, even let go. if you have enough altitued, the plane will self level most of hte time.


However the tip you got above is the most important. Small stick movements and give it a chance to respond. This is not like a car where you get an instant response.

Take a look at this article written for new flyers. It may be helpful.
[link=http://www.rcezine.com/cms/article.php?cat=&id=17]Why flying is not like driving a car[/link]