Woke up this morning and couldn't decide what to fly, here is what I ended up flying, totally different flyers for sure..:Cool:
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Originally posted by Hoomi View PostLooks you have some good flightline security there, Aros.
My YouTube RC videos:
https://www.youtube.com/@toddbreda
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It was clean up day at our field and the guys are putting up a shelter over our tables so we can get out of the hot Wyoming sun. Great day for flying as well, one of the newest members, Patrick, came out with his brand new Pandora and asked me to check it out for him. He has never flown before and is new to R/C airplanes, so I helped him get the Pandora set up properly and took it up to maiden it for him. I found it a little strange, using someone else's radio and flying a Pandora with the wings in the high position, been literally years since I had mine set up that way. After explaining a few things to watch out for when setting up an airplane as well as expo, dual rates and a kill switch, I took it up. He's flying with a Admiral receiver with a built in gyro, it has the little micro switches that are impossible for old guy eyes to read, can you assign a switch to turn the gyro off and on??
Anyway, it took a bit of trimming and from there it was pretty good, took it around the circuit a couple of times and shot a landing.
Next, I got out good ol' Pandora 2 and buddy boxed on it with him. Not really ready for solo flight yet, we all know what that's like, mastering the art of bank neutral pull cleanly. I think he was holding a bit of aileron in while pulling the elevator back and resulting in the start of the spiral of death. I'd just take the plane over and let him keep on trying. He got a bit better as the flight went on. We burned three batteries and called it a day, try again tomorrow. I'm thinking of getting him to not watch the airplane and just look at the radio and do the cleanest bank, neutral, pull he can do and see what the result is. Sometimes we react to the plane rather than the other way around. Another thing I recommended is to fire up the plane and turn the kill switch on, sit the plane in front of him (tail end closest to him!) and bank neutral pull and see if the ailerons move while pulling elevator. I might have to add a bit more expo, but we'll see. I'm really enjoying instructing new pilots, might have to start a newbie group, could be fun!!
Grossman56Team Gross!
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Originally posted by Grossman56 View PostIt was clean up day at our field and the guys are putting up a shelter over our tables so we can get out of the hot Wyoming sun. Great day for flying as well, one of the newest members, Patrick, came out with his brand new Pandora and asked me to check it out for him. He has never flown before and is new to R/C airplanes, so I helped him get the Pandora set up properly and took it up to maiden it for him. I found it a little strange, using someone else's radio and flying a Pandora with the wings in the high position, been literally years since I had mine set up that way. After explaining a few things to watch out for when setting up an airplane as well as expo, dual rates and a kill switch, I took it up. He's flying with a Admiral receiver with a built in gyro, it has the little micro switches that are impossible for old guy eyes to read, can you assign a switch to turn the gyro off and on??
Anyway, it took a bit of trimming and from there it was pretty good, took it around the circuit a couple of times and shot a landing.
Next, I got out good ol' Pandora 2 and buddy boxed on it with him. Not really ready for solo flight yet, we all know what that's like, mastering the art of bank neutral pull cleanly. I think he was holding a bit of aileron in while pulling the elevator back and resulting in the start of the spiral of death. I'd just take the plane over and let him keep on trying. He got a bit better as the flight went on. We burned three batteries and called it a day, try again tomorrow. I'm thinking of getting him to not watch the airplane and just look at the radio and do the cleanest bank, neutral, pull he can do and see what the result is. Sometimes we react to the plane rather than the other way around. Another thing I recommended is to fire up the plane and turn the kill switch on, sit the plane in front of him (tail end closest to him!) and bank neutral pull and see if the ailerons move while pulling elevator. I might have to add a bit more expo, but we'll see. I'm really enjoying instructing new pilots, might have to start a newbie group, could be fun!!
Grossman56
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Originally posted by RCjetdude View Post
What do you think of that J-10?
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Originally posted by Pauly View PostAwesome flight there Aros!My YouTube RC videos:
https://www.youtube.com/@toddbreda
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Originally posted by F22trainer View Post
Grossman56 for the win! Great feeling isn’t it. I found it just as rewarding as teaching full-size pilots, more so when it is a youth that solos when the parents watch in marvel at their child’s accomplishment and wonder.
Grossman56Team Gross!
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Originally posted by TiredIronGRB View PostDay 681: Still flying in the park here in Pigeon Forge, it's really a nice place to fly.My YouTube RC videos:
https://www.youtube.com/@toddbreda
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