[NSRCA-discussion] Landings and Takeoffs

Matthew Frederick mjfrederick at cox.net
Tue Mar 3 21:08:03 AKST 2009


LOL

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Richard Strickland 
  To: General pattern discussion 
  Sent: Tuesday, March 03, 2009 11:07 PM
  Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Landings and Takeoffs


  What do you use the left throttle for...?
   
  I couldn't help it...
   
  RS
   
  > From: jnhiller at earthlink.net
  > To: nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org
  > Date: Tue, 3 Mar 2009 19:21:56 -0800
  > Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Landings and Takeoffs
  > 
  > Right throttle is used to control climb and decent. I have even set some up
  > elevator mix on non-flap equipped models to reduce the speed on final. The
  > yaw and wind drift are what need constant attention.
  > Jim
  > 
  > -----Original Message-----
  > From: nsrca-discussion-bounces at lists.nsrca.org
  > [mailto:nsrca-discussion-bounces at lists.nsrca.org]On Behalf Of Matthew
  > Frederick
  > Sent: Tuesday, March 03, 2009 6:48 PM
  > To: General pattern discussion
  > Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Landings and Takeoffs
  > 
  > No argument here... I manage that with throttle only...
  > ----- Original Message -----
  > From: "J N Hiller" <jnhiller at earthlink.net>
  > To: "NSRCA Mailing List" <nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org>
  > 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
  > >
  > >
  > >
  > > -----Original Message-----
  > > From: nsrca-discussion-bounces at lists.nsrca.org
  > > [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
  > >
  > >
  > >
  > > 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
  > >
  > >
  > > Hay, now I'm offended. Not all scale pilots have wild takeoffs.
  > >
  > > Jim
  > >
  > >
  > >
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