It won't hover!
 

So I have been trying to hover my profile for a few weeks now but it doesn't always do it. I know it isn't my fault because i'm doing it right but I think my engine just doesn't have the power. I have it blaring at full throttle and it is barely able to hold the plane full vertical. I have tried changing prop sizes from 10X6 to 11X4 but it does even worse with the larger prop. I guess I will try to up the motor to a .46 and see what happens. In case all of you are wondering why I haven't mentioned the name of the plane I fly, it is because its some no name brand that no one has ever heard of.

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Uhmm....Give my good friends at Ohio Model Products a shout and have them ship you a 47" Edge ARF. Then head over to Tower/Horizon/local hobby store and get your hands on a OS .46 FX/OS .50 SX/Webra .50/Irving .53. Put that all together and take the radio gear out of the plane you are struggeling with. Now go hover again.

Hehehe sorry I just had the urge to do that. If you are seriously wanting to get the model you have to hover then you could just try one of the motors I suggested. But to really get you on your feet go grab that profile I listed as well.

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In order to be any help we will need more information than that. What engine do you have on it?? What type of plane is it. Pictures will be helpful. What fuel? What radio?? how much does it weigh??

Just because it is a profile does not mean that it will automaticaly hover.

Second hovering an airplane is not easy by any means. It will take practice and lots of burned fuel.

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Here you go Lom! :D

http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/m_32...tm.htm#3223809

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Ahhh IC


I am thinking you should give the guys at OMP a shot. Also a .40 is pushing the limits on the low end of power. And lastly it looks like there is too much horizontal stabilizer area to be effective in having pitch control with no airspeed.

I believe this airplane was designed to be a cometitive competition fun-fly plane. so it will do loops and rolls very well but not much else.

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I'd agree with that. Marginal on power with a .40 for sure and you need more vertical surface area for stability. The 47" Edge 540 is what you need for learning to hover and torque rolling...designed just for that.

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Or a Burrito or a Mojo like I posted in the other thread. If you get a Burrito with a OS 46 you will be hovering before you know it. Easy plane to fly and build.

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Thanks for pulling up my prior post and I think I will try buying a new plane. I just wanted to avoid the building process but I guess I might not be able to get around it.

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The OMP Edge is available in ARF format.

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Dude your plane is a hovering machine , you need to learn to hover. You don't just buy a plane and park it on the runway.

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I can make it hover:D

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Pubhi, how long have you been trying to hover? It took me 3 weeks to hover and torque roll.

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cheap fix try some 30% nitro fuel. The best fix IMO get a YS 63, OS 70, or a saito 82. Then you can run an APC 13x4,14x4,and my 82 spins a 15x4 well. Big and low pitch props work great for hovering/stall manuvers.

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I love the plane, I do plenty with it and I am sure it can hover given a large enough prop/engine. I will try a larger engine first and see what happens...i'm about 90% sure that will solve the problem. I'll let you all know what happens.

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im sure someone who can already hover will be able to hover it, but maybe not as a begginer.

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Some suggestions. Hold onto the plane, give it full throttle, and point it straight up without letting go of the plane. If the engine does not have enough thrust to pull it's weight straight up it won't hover for more than a second or two. Moving the CG back, but keeping the plane flyable, may help. Some of the planes I have flown actually hover better when control throw is reduced, or increase expo of transmitter, to prevent being oversensitive. Engine thrust off set that is too far off (or not enough) in any direction can also make hovering impossible. When learning to hover, I find it is easiest to pull to vertical with some momentum/airspeed and full throttle and try to maintain control as the plane slows to a stop.