[NSRCA-discussion] Intermediate Questions

[Ronald Van Putte]

I fly the Master sequence with my 2m Vanquish and use about 2800mah - 3200mah, depending on the wind.

See you in Huntsville.

Ron Van Putte

On Aug 28, 2013, at 9:51 AM, Larry Diamond wrote:

> Getting better acquainted with the 2M Monolog and plan to attend the Huntsville, AL contest in a couple weeks Sept 14/15...
>  
> There is nobody close to help with coaching so, I have questions about Intermediate...
>  
> What is a normal flight time for the sequence?
>  
> I flew two sequences in a light cross wind (5-10mph) and both flights were very near 6 minutes each from timer on (switched with the idle down function and prop turning before takeoff) to timer off at final approach for landing.
>  
> First pair of batteries I replaced 2,850mA (+/- 50mA) each; and, the other set I put 2,890mA back in one and the other I put back in 3,085. I might need to match up the batteries with regard to IR and keep them as a pair.
>  
> This seems kind of low on energy consumption and flight time… Probably need to work on getting bigger radii in the Reverse Cuban, Double I, and the Humpty Bump (Pull/Push/Push). Seems like my maneuvers could be taller and a bit slower…
>  
>  
> Looking forward to your thoughts... :-)
>  
>  
>  
>  
> Going to the field again this after-noon for more practice... :-)
>  
> Set Up:
> 2M Monolog
> Hi-Max 6330-210
> ICE II 80HV
> APC 21x14.5
> Two 5s, 5,000mAh
> Flying Weight - 5,040g
>  
> _______________________________________________
> NSRCA-discussion mailing list
> NSRCA-discussion at lists.nsrca.org
> http://lists.nsrca.org/mailman/listinfo/nsrca-discussion

-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <http://lists.nsrca.org/pipermail/nsrca-discussion/attachments/20130828/0cb0d834/attachment.html>