Ian Laing Posted June 3, 2013 Share Posted June 3, 2013 Taking off is an arbitrary decision, it does not have to be done, whilst landing the model after a flight is mandatory. In other words you have no choice, everything that goes up must come down eventually. How the model comes to rest once committing aviation is a major concern of mine; aerobatics are fun, showing off is even more fun but to finish with a flourish the landing has to be a greaser . . . hence this is MY most practised manoeuvre!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bouncebounce crunch Posted June 3, 2013 Share Posted June 3, 2013 I enjoy flying past just above head high, steady and level, final approaches looong and steady. calm weather a must. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil 9 Posted June 3, 2013 Share Posted June 3, 2013 Posted by Ian Laing on 03/06/2013 09:11:30: Taking off is an arbitrary decision, it does not have to be done, whilst landing the model after a flight is mandatory. In other words you have no choice, everything that goes up must come down eventually. How the model comes to rest once committing aviation is a major concern of mine; aerobatics are fun, showing off is even more fun but to finish with a flourish the landing has to be a greaser . . . hence this is MY most practised manoeuvre!!! I think I have practised more take offs than landings Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Cotsford Posted June 3, 2013 Share Posted June 3, 2013 unfortunately I am with Phil on that one! My most practised manouvers lately have been slow rolls, cuban eights and variations on stall turns. Practise does not make perfect, I'm still lousy at them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearair Posted June 3, 2013 Share Posted June 3, 2013 I still practice circuits and bumps after 40 years of flying, in fact I was practising touch and goes at the slope yersterday. I have found doing them early morning when the grass still has dew on it best!. After that a long slooooow rule from horizon to horizon I probably practice most. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biggles' Elder Brother - Moderator Posted June 3, 2013 Share Posted June 3, 2013 Mmm. interesting question. For me I think it depends a bit on the model. With my Sbach I try to fit some practice in at a combination of rolling, looping amd turn-around manouvres. So maybe one time some double rolls, a half cubans and stall turns. But next time it might be slow rolls, reversals and half top-hats. With the Cub I try to fly in a more "fitting" style, so loops with short dive entry, slighly barrelly single rolls, not too fast. With the little Spit its diving into ground sraffing low passes down the strip with a nice slow barrel roll on the out up and out - what else! With the P2000 its stooging around scrabbling for bits of lift and doing nothing very exciting (anybody want to buy a glider? ) BEB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bouncebounce crunch Posted June 3, 2013 Share Posted June 3, 2013 nothing wrong with gliders, snobbery will get you nowhereBEB by the way, I have a beard where are the bearded emoticons? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josip Vrandecic -Mes Posted June 3, 2013 Share Posted June 3, 2013 Still practicing landing....and even more.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biggles' Elder Brother - Moderator Posted June 3, 2013 Share Posted June 3, 2013 Posted by bouncebouncecrunch on 03/06/2013 10:34:03: by the way, I have a beard where are the bearded emoticons? As a fellow facial hair merchant I totally agree BBC - "hairist" I call it! BEB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olly P Posted June 3, 2013 Share Posted June 3, 2013 Posted by Biggles' Elder Brother - Moderator on 03/06/2013 10:28:01: With the P2000 its stooging around scrabbling for bits of lift and doing nothing very exciting (anybody want to buy a glider? ) BEB Well...I have been looking at the P2K for a while, I'd be happy to show you how to fly it in a fun way.... Or I could re-house that poor maligned airframe for you Olly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nev Haycox Posted June 3, 2013 Share Posted June 3, 2013 Just recently ...............stall turns, but to be fair they are more like wingovers, and that's the good ones Nev. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Chaddock Posted June 3, 2013 Share Posted June 3, 2013 I must agree with Ian the only manouver that is really important is the landing. I am not saying I am brilliant at it but I do try. I always think the approach and landing says much about the quality of a pilot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve_Wright Posted June 3, 2013 Share Posted June 3, 2013 Touch & go's or stall turns at the mo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross Clarkson Posted June 3, 2013 Share Posted June 3, 2013 Perfecting the perfect scale looking loop. So simple looking yet remarkably complex, in my eyes. Edited By Ross Clarkson on 03/06/2013 14:18:10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biggles' Elder Brother - Moderator Posted June 3, 2013 Share Posted June 3, 2013 Too right Ross - a really well executed loop is a joy to behold. A much more difficult manoeuvre than many realise. BEB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reno Racer Posted June 3, 2013 Share Posted June 3, 2013 Split S and cuban eights, can't stop doing them. Nearly every flight has them in somewhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roy Mundy Posted June 3, 2013 Share Posted June 3, 2013 Touch and go's for me too .....................it's nice to know that I can get it down in one piece ( most of the time) also stall turns. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cymaz Posted June 4, 2013 Share Posted June 4, 2013 A round loop is very difficult to to.....round. Most people ( and I'm first in the queue ) try and make a loop too big for the aircraft size and power. I try and pracitce flying straight and level with turn arounds at each end, 1/2 cuban usually, then coming down the same line straight and level again. OMG its hard to get right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Geezer Posted June 4, 2013 Share Posted June 4, 2013 Has to be a really nice landing, controlled approach, gentle three-pointer, where you not the plane decided it should be. The icing on the cake is the plane rolling to a stop without tipping over at the last minute, then taxiing back to the pits. VERY satisfying. The airborne manoeuvre has to be the Cuban Eight or just big big loops with a roll as you go over the top, not the most demanding, but they do look nice. All these can be done with most planes flown at the average club field, you don't need a special aerobat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Doyle Posted June 4, 2013 Share Posted June 4, 2013 Love landings, regularly practise touch and goes. Also enjoy knife edge, right to left, can't master left to right. Hoping latest Horizon Hobby 3 axis gyro will help me achieve that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve-richards Posted June 4, 2013 Share Posted June 4, 2013 Staying in the air on some occasions but figure of eights is a usual thing to do and sharp turns Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Miller Posted June 4, 2013 Share Posted June 4, 2013 Avalanches. Getting the model to complete the loop pn the same heading. 4 point (or hesitation) rolls. Why dose my Cap 20L do them to perfection while my Dancing queen with a very similar wing not do them nearly as precisely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace Posted June 4, 2013 Share Posted June 4, 2013 I continue to strive for a perfect stall turn with entry/exit from inverted and large circular outside loops(bunt), the heart stopping way towards the ground. Of course when conditions allow touch and go's on skis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bouncebounce crunch Posted June 4, 2013 Share Posted June 4, 2013 I bet there is a guy at a club somewhere, in some country, out in the middle of nowhere, he gets plenty of practice bending over and picking recycled model parts and puting them in a bag then disappearing to the carpark. see he should have read the beginners guide on the site. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riverlandgirl. Posted June 7, 2013 Share Posted June 7, 2013 Been working on inverted flight lately, starting to get good figure eights, without lossing to much height in the turns. Edited By riverlandgirl. on 07/06/2013 10:41:30 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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