Twister Skylift Chinook

[Alan B]

Hi

Just for members interest.   Since my last thread I have increased the throws on my girfriends Chinook but only on the elevator. I have left the aileron throws the same to keep it more stable for her (in theory!)  I was hoping to get more foward motion and loose the flying bacwards syndrome in light wind. We had a rare nice day last week so I thought I would see how it performed. There was the occassional gust of light breeze. If you are interested check out the video below to see how it performed.

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=w7E8xf1o0r8  

During the late afternoon my girlfriend decided she wanted to fly it, as after all it is her helicopter! So it was her second lesson. She is a highly intelligent and motivated person but is stil trying to grasp the theory of the transmitter controls - be it slowly!  I wanted her to just rotate the heli and try and keep it in the hover ( yes I know - easier said than done for a beginner!) As they always say- never teach your wife or partner to drive yourself - I think it that should apply to model aircraft aswell ! She is a blonde with attitude! Or is it altitude!  The results are on the link below. You may have to turn the sound up on your comp.

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=hmCwoQMtDQM

She is going to post a video of me falling off her horse - but not on this Forum!!

 Sill in hiding!    Al

[David Ashby - Moderator]

Definately altitude Alan! Thought you'd got a fly-away there.

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