[NSRCA-discussion] Landings and Takeoffs

[Matthew Frederick]

No argument here... I manage that with throttle only...
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "J N Hiller" <jnhiller at earthlink.net>
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Sent: Tuesday, March 03, 2009 8:14 PM
Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Landings and Takeoffs


> I've seen a lot of what you are talking about. IMAC airplanes are much 
> like
> pattern airplanes although less forgiving of pilot error.
> Cubs are scale airplanes also and making an on-line takeoff and landing
> including climb-out and final in a quartering or crosswind with a high 
> wing
> scale airplane is probably the most difficult and attention demanding 
> thing
> an RC pilot can do. Cross controlling on the ground is needed and the 
> pilot
> needs to transition to an upwind yaw as the wheels leave the ground to 
> hold
> the line during climb-out. Cross controlling needs to be reapplied just
> before touchdown to prevent a downwind roll with rudder as airplane 
> steered
> along the centerline. It really is fun requiring nearly maximum use of the
> old processor. Flying a pattern airplane in a crosswind is a piece of cake
> by comparison.
>
> Jim
>
>
>
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> [mailto:nsrca-discussion-bounces at lists.nsrca.org]On Behalf Of John Pavlick
> Sent: Tuesday, March 03, 2009 12:21 PM
> To: General pattern discussion
> Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Landings and Takeoffs
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> OK, maybe that should only apply to some of the warbird guys in my club. I
> forgot, IMAC birds are "scale" too. :)
>
>
>
> John Pavlick
>
> --- On Tue, 3/3/09, J N Hiller <jnhiller at earthlink.net> wrote:
>
> From: J N Hiller <jnhiller at earthlink.net>
> Subject: RE: [NSRCA-discussion] Landings and Takeoffs
> To: jpavlick at idseng.com, "General pattern discussion"
> <nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org>
> Date: Tuesday, March 3, 2009, 7:30 PM
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>
> Hay, now I'm offended. Not all scale pilots have wild takeoffs.
>
> Jim
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