Hello! I am super new at this so don't laugh. I am just getting into Q-500 racing and my first race is coming up here in less then a month so I figured I would do alittle practice here at my house with my zagi. I didnt have the exact course demensions because I wanted to scale it down for the zagi so the distance between 1 and 2,3 was about 200 and the distance between 2 and 3 was less then 25. I am talking feet here by the way. Ok so I did a couple laps and right away started feeling real dizzy. After about 15 laps I was ready to fall. I have been flying for about 10yrs and have never experienced this. I always thought pylon racing was only 2 pylons and the pilots stand halfway between the two. I didnt not at all expect to be standing between 2 and 3. SO HERE IS MY QUESTION: 1. Is there a way to overcome this? 2. Is this common for newbies? 3. Would dramamine help (if thats how ya spell it)?

I am in the process of finishing my predator and waiting for an engine so I have yet to practice with it on real course demensions. Maybe it being bigger wont make it so bad? I don't know. Any help would be great, thanks.
-Bob

Bob, Using a practice plane is a good idea! BUT, you should try practicing,,, Like you are Racing and try to develope your skills for the all important Turns around the Pylons.

What I have done in the past, and still do, is to use land marks at my local field for turns,,, pace off about 608' and that the distance for pylon 1,,, 2 and 3 pylons are about 125' apart. Practice, Practice and Practice is what its all about,,, and soon the izzy dizzy's will go away :sunsmiley

BV

You need to use a slightly bigger course, even for the Zagi. I would use the 1/2A 300x300x60 ft course. The 25 ft between #2 and #3 is too short and you are spinning too fast.

Don't fly more than 11 or 12 laps with out going up for a breather, and then come back down.

Part of your problem is that the size of the Zagi, along with the closeness of your turn at 2 and 3, puts things into a perspective that is conducive to causing dizziness. At least go to 60 feet between 2 and 3.

Keep this in mind. A Q40 or 428 Q500 turns about 6-7 second laps. If you are turning laps faster than that, then you are exceeding the fastest racers flown on the 608x608x100 course.

For 424, you will have 9-11 seconds per lap.

I've had two bouts with dizzinesss: flying my Speed 400 racer on a smaller course than I should have been, and flying a fast plane for 20+ laps.