Roger Dyke Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 I'm with Piers. Good controlability is the key. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocker Posted February 21, 2019 Author Share Posted February 21, 2019 Just got back and tried fast landing ,slow landing with flaps without flaps ,No joy bounce ,bounce .Maybe it is me but the strange thing is I am having areal hard time trying to land this Freewing Hawk and it only a matter of time before is rips it's self apart on one of these landing but when I fly my mates FMS Hawk I end up doing perfect landing all the time .That tell me it must be something to do with the model .So the only solution to my problem is simple really ,an upgrade is the only way so that is what I am going to do .One FMS Hawk on order Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denis Watkins Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 Rocker, the Freewing comes out just over 3lb weight The FMS comes out at 5.5lbs weight I think this may affect the bouncy bouncy of one model over the other Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocker Posted February 21, 2019 Author Share Posted February 21, 2019 You might be right but I have order a FMS Hawk ( hope the wife is out when it is delivered ) The Freewing Hawk fly great and looks great in the air but I personally can not land it with out damaging it. So I have decided because the Freewing Hawk now looks a mess with all the damage where the nose has broken off so many times and glued back on due to my terrible landings. I will turn it in to a Sunday morning hack model and take it off using the undercarriage and belly it in that is the only way I can stop it bouncing and when the FMS Hawk arrive use that has my main model Thanks for all your suggestions but the Freewing Hawk has beaten me I am afraid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Jenkins Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 Rocker, I regret to say that you have still not managed to get your approach and landing speed down to the required level. Did you try landing at 50 feet up to see whether you ran out of elevator control before the model stalled? Did you check the CG position in the way I suggested? All of these are important points and it is worth persevering with trying to get the speed right for the approach and landing if for no other reason than you will undoubtedly come across this problem again sometime and you will then have a solution. Good luck with the FMS Hawk by the way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Walby Posted February 22, 2019 Share Posted February 22, 2019 Rocker, Good luck with FMS and keep flying the Freewing hawk. Having an expendable model one that owes you very little allows you to practice. Its not about being reckless, but pushing yourself with landings and other flight manoeuvres. Ever thought of? Full flap carrier style landing Low knife edge pass Low inverted pass to outside loop Low 3 roll pass etc.. Some edf's benefit form removing the u/c (weight saving) and hand launch to get better flight performance another skill that some people launch effortlessly and other its work in progress! PS - that reminds me I have been sitting on my backside for too long Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocker Posted February 22, 2019 Author Share Posted February 22, 2019 Took the Freewing Hawk today and belly it in No problems .Also maiden the Freewing F86 Sabre ,no problems what so ever with landing the F86 Sabre came in a treat no bouncing just landed a treat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocker Posted February 22, 2019 Author Share Posted February 22, 2019 Has anyone out there flown a Freewing Hawk and landed it on it's undercarriage ? Be good to know if this problem is me or is it a character of this model Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TONYD Posted April 24, 2019 Share Posted April 24, 2019 Haven’t had one non bouncy landing yet... shortish grass strip, so difficult taking off too🙄 Edited By TONYD on 24/04/2019 13:59:56 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dan h Posted April 24, 2019 Share Posted April 24, 2019 Hi tony. My hawk lands really nice no bouncing. Your saying its difficult to take off? Can i ask why Dan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TONYD Posted April 24, 2019 Share Posted April 24, 2019 Hi Daniel, not difficult from a handling point of view. Tricky because my club has a relatively short grass strip and it uses all of it!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dan h Posted April 24, 2019 Share Posted April 24, 2019 Thats the same as me my hawk uses all our strip to get airborne. But once shes away what a joy to fly. Do you have the upgraded oleos? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TONYD Posted April 24, 2019 Share Posted April 24, 2019 It does fly well ... only had a few flights so I’m sure the bounced landings will be sorted. Looks totally authentic in the air. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TONYD Posted April 24, 2019 Share Posted April 24, 2019 And yes has the upgraded trailing link gear.👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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