bouncebounce crunch Posted April 17, 2016 Share Posted April 17, 2016 Building your own model from kit or plan gives joy, but test flying shakes the bones more than a cold Hymalayan winter to many. So, is landing, trimming, take off, or something else worrying you? What I try and do ,to calm nerves, is get on with a test flight as soon as arrival at our field. still shaking but grinning if all goes well. Edited By bouncebounce crunch on 17/04/2016 08:37:57 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.. Posted April 17, 2016 Share Posted April 17, 2016 A lot depends on mood with me , if I'm a bit weary then I tend to get a bit more nervy. Maidens can be twitchy times , also at one of my clubs a few of the members flying skills (or lack of) make me nervous if they decide to fly whilst I'm up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rcaddict Posted April 17, 2016 Share Posted April 17, 2016 for me its knowing I have an audience !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bouncebounce crunch Posted April 17, 2016 Author Share Posted April 17, 2016 Posted by oldgit on 17/04/2016 08:56:26: for me its knowing I have an audience !! Usually the audience (peanut Gallery) won't test fly any models after being frightened. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ken anderson. Posted April 17, 2016 Share Posted April 17, 2016 the mother in law coming up the front path.......maiden flight's and flying other people's models....more so if they are new flyers/members...because if it go's pear shaped they assume it was your fault and not the model etc.. ken anderson...ne....1...... flight/fright dept. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wayne drinkwater Posted April 17, 2016 Share Posted April 17, 2016 My wife looking over my shoulder when I'm ordering a model online ha ha ha ! I have smashed too many models over the years to get nervous about flying these days Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Cooper Posted April 17, 2016 Share Posted April 17, 2016 Oh dear, clearly there is something wrong with me because I don't get nervous or apprehensive. .Personally, I can't wait to get a model in the air and enjoy flying the thing. I do this hobby for fun and relaxation. . Maybe I have been in the hobby for too long (since childhood) but I am never more relaxed or at peace with the world than when I am on a flying field with a Tx in my hands. Surely I can't be the only one who is not afflicted with nerves... . ??? B.C. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denis Watkins Posted April 17, 2016 Share Posted April 17, 2016 Having spent months fitting out and building the Flair AT6/ Harvard kit, It took a while before I could bring myself to fly it. Like a plan build, every single surface is a built up piece, with no flat sheet flying surfaces. It had become too precious. It did and still does fly well, as these kits were light weight. It did give me the shakes pushing that throttle forward, the first time from the grass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biggles' Elder Brother - Moderator Posted April 17, 2016 Share Posted April 17, 2016 Well I think its relative. If you feel debillitating levels of nerves commonly when flying then you should definitely be looking to take up another hobby! But I doi think most of us have specific things that make us a feel a bit more shall we say "edgy" than we would do normally. For me its certain maidens - also the first flights of new models can make me a bit twitchy! Seriously, most maidens - certainly of my own - I'm OK. I have done maidens for other people, that is definiotely a bit more nervy - let's just say you feel the reponsibility more! And I totally agree with Ken - the worse of all is doing a maiden for a complete beginner. OK usually its an easy model to fly, a. nice user friendly trainer, and of course you've been over ot with a fine tootth comb, but expectations are high and if anything does go awry they will definitely think it was 100% "you"! BEB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Laughton Posted April 17, 2016 Share Posted April 17, 2016 Bunts! Avoiding pulling the elevator at the bottom is hard....don't know why its just psychological I think! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Cotsford Posted April 17, 2016 Share Posted April 17, 2016 The first landing - that's the one that will define how I feel about a model. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Potter Posted April 17, 2016 Share Posted April 17, 2016 I like it when it's raining then i can't fly lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trebor Posted April 17, 2016 Share Posted April 17, 2016 After last year with my Piper Pawnee trying to get the engine right and going for a low pass to have the engine die on you at the edge of the patch with nowhere to go but down in the rough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john stones 1 - Moderator Posted April 17, 2016 Share Posted April 17, 2016 I don't get nervous flying really, some days you're a bit more cautious if you're a bit off colour, test flys I enjoy but leave it to younger lads mostly now, point a camera at me or ask me to talk in front of crowds and I'm a bag of nerves John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris-J Posted April 17, 2016 Share Posted April 17, 2016 Switching on the transmitter without getting the peg first. Duh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WolstonFlyer Posted April 17, 2016 Share Posted April 17, 2016 Doing tests, hence no A test yet. I can fly, but don't like doing tests (of any sort) and get very nervous. Edited By WolstonFlyer on 17/04/2016 14:11:35 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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