Electric Weight: with or without batteries at US Nationals

[Jerry Budd]

When I flew Tony's ePartner at the Nats last year I flew most of the 
level flight maneuvers at 3-4 "clicks" of the throttle ratchet above 
idle.  It gave me an adequate flight speed for the rolls and kept 
things from getting too rushed, especially when the wind was blowing. 
The electric setup really doesn't need much energy going into the 
vertical maneuvers so there wasn't any downside.  The upside was a 
very even, constant pace that made it relatively easy to manage the 
flow of the sequence.  I suspect that the current Masters sequence 
will benefit even more from the characteristics displayed by a well 
setup and flown electric model.

Jerry


>Richard:  I once asked Tony Frackowiac how he managed the throttle 
>on his PL Partner.  He indicated that full throttle was used only 
>for verticals.  In horizontal flight, only 1/3 throttle or even less 
>was used.  Like you, I've found electrics to be a real "shot in the 
>arm"....a fascinating advance in technology that has really 
>increased my motivation.  I've been building/flying glow powered 
>models for over 55 years and finally sold all of my glow 
>motors/accessories a few years ago to begin the transition to 
>electric....and I haven't looked back!!  Hope the Kokams continue to 
>give you good service.
>
>Mike

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