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Post by geezer on Feb 27, 2014 18:54:18 GMT -5
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Post by Admin on Feb 27, 2014 20:18:55 GMT -5
Cool shots Dan...thanks I flew these (Not by Radio Control though) [laughing]
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Post by geezer on Feb 28, 2014 20:25:46 GMT -5
Jim, my mind is a blank...What's the model of the jet aircraft? I keep thinking A7 Corsair but that's not that aircraft in your photo. I do recall that it has a tilt wing arrangement but I cannot recall the model!? AHA Vought Crusader III I found it! I got to fly this one for my 50th Birthday: Kissimee FL Warbird Adventures: And I got a ride in this one for my 60th: I had SOOO much fun but insurance regulations prevented the captain from giving me the stick.
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Post by Admin on Feb 28, 2014 22:20:36 GMT -5
That was a Chance Voight F8U -2NE in Marine Corpss vernacular. Really a nice fighter aircraft that fast became obsolete. It was a Mach2 aircraft that was a single place...no room for a RO. So target acquisition was up to the pilot. Tough at mach2+...
Just out of curiousity, does flying a RC aircraft become auto-response like the real aircraft?
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Post by geezer on Mar 1, 2014 11:23:19 GMT -5
Just out of curiousity, does flying a RC aircraft become auto-response like the real aircraft? Sort of...but you only have visual feedback. No seat-of-the-pants feedback like that in a piloted aircraft. One of my early RC instructors said it best: You're flying in a 3_D world from a 2-D perspective. One trick for landing an RC plane is to turn away from the plane and look over your shoulder. That way, your control inputs are straightforward, not reverse like it is when you're facing the aircraft. Dan
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Post by Admin on Mar 1, 2014 11:29:39 GMT -5
That's interesting...do you land the RC plane similar to a real aircraft? (You know, a "controlled" stall?
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Post by geezer on Mar 1, 2014 14:35:55 GMT -5
That's interesting...do you land the RC plane similar to a real aircraft? (You know, a "controlled" stall? Absolutely! In a typical landing the RC pilot has to announce his intentions to land, enter the designated landing pattern (dependant upon the wind direction) and, after entering the final approach leg, announce "Coming In!" loudly enough so that others on the flight line (up to five) are aware that you're on final approach. Use the throttle to adjust descent speed (and flaps if your plane is so equipped) so that you approach stall speed just as your plane passes over the end of the runway (We have two elevated runways at our club). Below is a photo of the field (with North to the right) and my BF-109 showing the flaps.
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Post by Admin on Mar 1, 2014 17:13:37 GMT -5
Now that's cool
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