Hi, Dave. Still learning oldbie here and I agree with @mykblackw that your "in-and-out" technique is amazing, and that seems to be what I have been missing on my sims and IRL flight. The other thing I noticed is that you use thumb and index to control the ailerons and elevator...again, game changer for me because I have been using only thumbs for, well, since I started back in the 80s (long story). Like I tell people, I may be an old dawg, but I can sure learn new tricks. I presume you have some sort or harness or support that allows you to the freedom of using the two-finger technique so that is my next goal: finding a support mechanism that works...any suggestions would be most appreciated. Thanks for your expertise, the video and the article in October's Model Aviation!
Hi, I will be so thankful íf you mention the most Important keys to know about flying big and super heavy models...I know they have more inertia and probably will fly sluggish...
Hi Dave, brand new RC pilot here and learning to improve my stick skills. Been struggling making coordinated turns and stabilized landings. Read your article in October 2024 and then came here. Once I understood your technique, I fired up RF EVO sim and my radio and did some approaches with the Apprentice model. I set the model to AS3X, no SAFE. The aileron in-out is a game changer for me. I made a series of relatively smooth landings and much improved go arounds. I'm going to checkout more of your online material. I've downloaded your AeroScout model for RF and will adapt it for use with my radio (Radiomaster Tx16s). Maybe I can take advantage of your classes. Thanks so much.
I was told by another club member many years ago that a procedure turn was when the plane is on the runway straight line and turning 90 degrees out followed by a 270 degree turn in the opposite direction which effectively reverses the direction of the aircraft down the same exact line you were on initially. If that is not a procedure turn, then what is it? Obviously, using your technique, it could be done using a procedure turn but I wonder what that maneuver is actually called. Your explanation for what a procedure turn is totally makes sense and I will have to practice doing more turns in that manor. I usually just make coordinated turns which utilizes more rudder but I don't think about how much, I just do it. I see how doing pure procedure turns the way you describe would be far more predictable to making precise turns.
A procedure turn is a charted turn procedure to line up with the runway no matter which direction aircraft approach the airport from. The turn outlined in my video and manuals is referred to as a procedure turn because it is a prescribed sequence of steps aimed at producing a consistent predictable result each time
If you do not want to have to monitor the position of switch A, it can be disabled by going to Digital Switch Setup and changing Switch A Pos 0 to -100 drive.google.com/file/d/1Mim1UEwTSh0quOnclcrgjWNmv2BEZH76/view?usp=sharing
This video shows how to reverse the Panic button on the Spektrum DXS transmitter in order to gain full elevator travel without having to continually hold the button down ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE--tImcuoDPMc.html
@@bzcustomz Scroll down to System Setup > click > Channel Assign > click > switch 5 Gear to B, and 6 Aux1 to A. Make sure switch A atop the transmitter is in position 1.
Yes, if it is light enough. As with an upright slip, the key to the inverted slip is to pin the rudder over full on low rates and fly the plane with the right stick ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-GgFs6RZLh_U.html
I'd like to try procedure turns but I noticed if I move the stick to roll right, then back to center and down to climb a bit the roll is cancelled. I'm wondering if there is a setting I need to the transmitter as when you move the stick right and then back to center the roll doesn't hold. I think that is normal? You video seems to hold the roll even when you move the stick back to center? What should I look for?
Is the radio in "SAFE" mode? This link takes you to a page with realflight planes that have been modified to perform as they do in the real world www.rcflightschool.com/__static/1c31400acd011a4d6e2d3e99d3a89523/realflight-9-plane-and-tx-links-direct-download(11).pdf
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Dave I can not keep my plane flying in a straight line. I slowed the physics speed to 65% and still can’t figure out what I’m doing wrong. What can I do to fix that?
The most likely cause of consecutive rolls losing heading or changing altitude is a weak input in one direction, e.g., a good pull but a weak push, or a good push with a weak pull
Good clear instructions - thanks. 50 years ago I used to fly a lot of control line, and for the last 20 years primarily Cessna 172s although working on a bucket list of flying 50 different types of planes. Despite all that, RC planes give me the biggest challenge!
Interesting - I've never just given a horizontal aileron deflection followed by a separate immediate vertical elevator. Mine has been more of a diagonal input giving aileron and elevator input at the same time.
The turn you have been doing is sometimes called “the club turn” ie, when everyone is doing it wrong, wrong becomes the new normal. The resulting climbing ever changing bank angle turn you were doing takes five times the effort compared to a procedure or competition turn
@@1RCFlightSchool Understood. You know when you go to flight instruction at a club to get certified to be able to fly on your own, you have to trust them to teach the correct technique. I guess in my case I've just been doing it wrong for 20 years. The guy that taught me to fly could fly fairly well - so I didn't question what he taught as he was doing it on his own time for no charge.
Awesome flight! Thank you so much for sharing the model on Real Flight! I just left my local hobby shop and was saying I wish there was a thrust vectoring model in RF. Amazing timing!
This vid showed the 2 possible out comes of trying to treat the Adverse yaw disease. It caught my eye because an RC model I just acquired has aileron differential built in and I'm not sure if and A/R mixing is needed, or will this just complicate matters?
Here's the B-17 link: forums.realflight.com/index.php?resources/b-17-interlink-by-rcfs_av.30973/ I found and fixed the broken links www.rcflightschool.com/__static/27e30a7a7dbb2fd135cf60b9b107bbe8/rf-interlink-planes-pg(3).pdf?dl=1
