Lets here about your maiden
03-25-2012, 07:30 PM
#1
Lets here about your maiden
So how did your maiden go.
Ali did the maiden on my Tomahawk 2.5m Futura at Markham Park, a couple of weeks ago.
Just a fewclicks of right aileron, was all that was needed for hands free flying, then the Futura grooved in its pattern.
Invereted flight needs lots of down elevator, but the CG seams OK.
Landing looked great, with Ali playing with the elevator to show it's pitch control, which was impressive.
Futura's third flight should go this week.
Rcpete
So lets here about your maiden
Ali did the maiden on my Tomahawk 2.5m Futura at Markham Park, a couple of weeks ago.
Just a fewclicks of right aileron, was all that was needed for hands free flying, then the Futura grooved in its pattern.
Invereted flight needs lots of down elevator, but the CG seams OK.
Landing looked great, with Ali playing with the elevator to show it's pitch control, which was impressive.
Futura's third flight should go this week.
Rcpete
So lets here about your maiden
03-25-2012, 08:56 PM
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RE: Lets here about your maiden
Pete,
One idea I saw on BVs site years ago: mix in negative expo for down elevator (for JR, or positive for Futaba) making the down elevator more sensitive and feel like the positive elevator does. It's changed my inverted flight for the better.
One idea I saw on BVs site years ago: mix in negative expo for down elevator (for JR, or positive for Futaba) making the down elevator more sensitive and feel like the positive elevator does. It's changed my inverted flight for the better.
03-26-2012, 05:08 AM
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RE: Lets here about your maiden
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Now I'm in Britain and cannot wait to get home to fly the plane!</span>
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Now I'm in Britain and cannot wait to get home to fly the plane!</span>
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03-26-2012, 08:21 AM
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RE: Lets here about your maiden
Hey Pete,
So how does that color scheme show up airborne? Any issues differentiating top/bottom at a distance?
I have found that dark colors on the bottom are sometimes easier to see than light/bright colors.
PaulD
PS - maiden report will have to wait for a few weeks for me....
So how does that color scheme show up airborne? Any issues differentiating top/bottom at a distance?
I have found that dark colors on the bottom are sometimes easier to see than light/bright colors.
PaulD
PS - maiden report will have to wait for a few weeks for me....
03-26-2012, 09:24 AM
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RE: Lets here about your maiden
I maidened a new Classic Flash/ JC Rabbit 100 combo on the weekend, have 4 flights on it now. Maiden flight went perfectly even though I fly off a short 300ft field. Needed some elevator trim with the flap settings and that was it.
First Flash I've flown and I can't believe how much drag there is on the plane in the landing configuration with the nose pitched up. I anticipated a challenge scrubbing off the speed, the opposite is true, I'm carrying a fair amount of power on approach even though the field is short.
BTW, the Rabbit 100 is just a sweetheart of an engine
Mike
First Flash I've flown and I can't believe how much drag there is on the plane in the landing configuration with the nose pitched up. I anticipated a challenge scrubbing off the speed, the opposite is true, I'm carrying a fair amount of power on approach even though the field is short.
BTW, the Rabbit 100 is just a sweetheart of an engine
Mike
