Catapults Anyone?????
07-03-2002 | 04:02 PM
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Catapults Anyone?????
Not to sure why you would need one. Is it because the plane is hard to grab hold of or it needs a little more power. All the guys I've flown with just through em.
It must be a scale bird right? Go to the RCCA site and look up a guy by the name of Demon. He's a big scale guy.
www.scalecombat.com
It must be a scale bird right? Go to the RCCA site and look up a guy by the name of Demon. He's a big scale guy.
www.scalecombat.com
07-04-2002 | 03:27 AM
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Thanks Jimbo!
Kurt Tank, 
Catapults are more of a pain than they are a help. They are difficult to set up for consistant operation - lack of consistant launches will cost you points during contests. Even long-time "Pros" with catapults have problems.
One of the local pilots has always used catapults for launching because his Hellcats are too wide-bodied to grab onto and toss. He's switching to narrower fuselage designs to get away from his catapult because the cat is costing him points at contests.
A properly powered plane will fly right out of your hand with ease.
The method I use is to grab the fuselage ahead of the canopy with my right hand from the top while holding the top of my Tx in my left hand. A shove up and out gets the bird going while my left thumb is giving direction to the right stick for the first 15-20' of flight. Then, just fly away normally.
If you've got a good left hand, try grabbing the plane left handed while holding the Tx in your right (assuming you are right-handed).
Here's a shot of me launching a JK Aerotech Zero:
Hope this helps,
D
Catapults are more of a pain than they are a help. They are difficult to set up for consistant operation - lack of consistant launches will cost you points during contests. Even long-time "Pros" with catapults have problems.
One of the local pilots has always used catapults for launching because his Hellcats are too wide-bodied to grab onto and toss. He's switching to narrower fuselage designs to get away from his catapult because the cat is costing him points at contests.
A properly powered plane will fly right out of your hand with ease.
The method I use is to grab the fuselage ahead of the canopy with my right hand from the top while holding the top of my Tx in my left hand. A shove up and out gets the bird going while my left thumb is giving direction to the right stick for the first 15-20' of flight. Then, just fly away normally.
If you've got a good left hand, try grabbing the plane left handed while holding the Tx in your right (assuming you are right-handed).
Here's a shot of me launching a JK Aerotech Zero:
Hope this helps,
D
