toto Posted February 14 Author Share Posted February 14 Had the album ..... fantastic " soft metal " type group. and whilst we are on the subject ....... mega respect to Steve Wright. A real DJ. In the shed at the moment on Real flight and whilst dodging about on it generally ..... stumbled across the ability to do a roll. very impressed. maybe I will just percievere with this after all. 😄 Not that I am meant to be playing with that type of manouvre at this stage. I need basic circuits and take off's and landings. ( take off's mastered, maybe try adding a bit wind to make more of a challenge ). cheers for now toto 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christopher Wolfe Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 I actually taught some of my early pupils (my children) to fly around with basic manouevers and then land before before I talked them through how to take off because I thought at the time (quite a few years ago);- What's the point of teaching them to take off if they cannot land the model? Being aged 9 - 13 it actually took them about three weeks to fly solo and I was quite proud when my 9 year old daughter gave a 13 year old lad a lesson in how to fly a model - Next flight he did not crash and break the model due to pride (or loss of it) because all his mates were watching 🙃 Model was a pretty tame vintage model (like what D.D. is setting up for his friend) so when things got a bit awkward I just told the students to reduce throttle to 50% and let go of the sticks. Lots of mistakes high of course. * Chris * 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toto Posted February 15 Author Share Posted February 15 Pretty impressive ..... 3 weeks ..... then again, kids can pick things up lightning quick. A good point about the landing and take off wisdom. From memory it was March last year when I started and I'm still not that much closer to solo. ..... ..... I hang my head in shame. If my luck is better at the start of this year weather wise, I will be solo before the summer gods are shinning on us. Which brings me to my point ..... this weekend ....... looks like a washout ...... typical really but on we march. Cheers Toto 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrumpyGnome Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 Don't get disheartened toto - three weeks may be 21 days flying, 6 sessions a day! Probably more than you've been granted. It takes as long as it takes - don't put any pressure on yourself...... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toto Posted February 15 Author Share Posted February 15 Latest text update ....... Saturday looks ....... " reasonable " for flying. ...... so will be checking in with my mentor over the space of tomorrow to see if the latest prediction holds. Batteries could be on charge tomorrow night. Toto 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Jenkins Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 Toto You are finding that the weather forecast is far from being something on which you can rely for more than one day ahead and, in some cases, only on the day! This is not to do the weather forecasters down but merely a reflection of the highly complex nature of our weather which continues to defy the best efforts of man to forecast it accurately. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aidan mcatamney Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 (edited) 26 minutes ago, toto said: Latest text update ....... Saturday looks ....... " reasonable " for flying. ...... so will be checking in with my mentor over the space of tomorrow to see if the latest prediction holds. Batteries could be on charge tomorrow night. Toto Good stuff Toto. Hope you get a few flights under your belt come Saturday. Tomorrow afternoon I am having the maiden flight of the Avistar and have arranged with my good friend also called Aidan to come and video it. Edited February 15 by aidan mcatamney Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toto Posted February 15 Author Share Posted February 15 Hi Peter, I agree .... it can instill so much confidence and hope ....... then pull the rug from under you all in seconds. ... you need to have hope regardless. Aidan, I hope you have a great maiden ... fingers crossed your namesake manages to attend too. I will look forward to seeing the video... all going well. Cheers buddy Toto 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aidan mcatamney Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 7 minutes ago, toto said: Hi Peter, I agree .... it can instill so much confidence and hope ....... then pull the rug from under you all in seconds. ... you need to have hope regardless. Aidan, I hope you have a great maiden ... fingers crossed your namesake manages to attend too. I will look forward to seeing the video... all going well. Cheers buddy Toto Thanks Toto Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aidan mcatamney Posted February 16 Share Posted February 16 18 hours ago, toto said: Hi Peter, I agree .... it can instill so much confidence and hope ....... then pull the rug from under you all in seconds. ... you need to have hope regardless. Aidan, I hope you have a great maiden ... fingers crossed your namesake manages to attend too. I will look forward to seeing the video... all going well. Cheers buddy Toto Toto, flight report as promised . I'm happy to report that the maiden flight today of the Avistar went swimmingly well and the plane arrived home again in one piece. Its a really nice flying machine and the flaps really do help slow it down on landing. The Saito 72 is the perfect match for it. Aidan the cameraman took a short video of each one of the three flights and when I get it sorted out tomorrow I will send you the footage. Cheers and happy landings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toto Posted February 16 Author Share Posted February 16 Hi Aidan, Glad to hear all went well. The model looks very crisp with nice clean lines. What is the wingspan on this ? I'm guessing about 1.5 to 1.6m. The colour scheme is very rich and attractive and also very unfussy which is good. A outlet of my unmaidened models have flaps so it will be good to get an opportunity to experiment with that which might not be too far away. Looking forward to the video's ...... popcorn and beer at the ready. Cheers Toto 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Fry Posted February 16 Share Posted February 16 On 15/02/2024 at 07:42, Christopher Wolfe said: Being aged 9 - 13 it actually took them about three weeks to fly solo and I was quite proud when my 9 year old daughter gave a 13 year old lad a lesson in how to fly a model - Next flight he did not crash and break the model due to pride (or loss of it) because all his mates were watching 🙃 I used to coach kids at target shooting, Duke of Edinburgh medals, et al. Standard opperating proceedure for all non strength based skill sport. Tell then how to do it. The girls listen. The boys are off with the fairies. Girls start to win. Patience, no shouting. Girls listen, boys think this is too difficult. Pep talk. Language moderated. To the boys, Are you going to let those young ladies trample all over you gentlemen? To the ladies. You are ahead ladies, mind you stay there. Then they all get learning. Some friends spent a holiday with us in France some years ago. They had 2 kids, 8 and 10 years old, girl and boy respectively. As I had two prisoners for two weeks, I taught them to fly on a HK Tundra. Prize, land my Flair Fokker DVII. They were fascinated by it. The young lady, bit of a natural mind, took eleven days. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Jenkins Posted February 16 Share Posted February 16 Continuity is the best way of learning anything. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Fry Posted February 16 Share Posted February 16 No, it’s concentrating on the next you do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toto Posted February 16 Author Share Posted February 16 And after a couple of weeks inactivity ...... its coming back ...... flying tomorrow ...... covered all the bases ....... Domino plus one. .....adrenaline pumping ....... what could possibly go wrong. . 4 battery packs primed and ready plus the same for the Super Cub .... but in all reality it might get one maiden flight ..... however .... if the Domino pegs out for any reason ..... the Super Cub stands ready to fill its place. All the bases covered. Toto 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aidan mcatamney Posted February 16 Share Posted February 16 3 hours ago, toto said: Hi Aidan, Glad to hear all went well. The model looks very crisp with nice clean lines. What is the wingspan on this ? I'm guessing about 1.5 to 1.6m. The colour scheme is very rich and attractive and also very unfussy which is good. A outlet of my unmaidened models have flaps so it will be good to get an opportunity to experiment with that which might not be too far away. Looking forward to the video's ...... popcorn and beer at the ready. Cheers Toto You will love flying with flaps Toto. The Avistar Elite is a heavy plane but with flaps deployed when landing it really does help slow it down . The wingspan on this plane is 62.5 inches. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aidan mcatamney Posted February 16 Share Posted February 16 Good luck tomorrow Toto and have an enjoyable day. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toto Posted February 17 Author Share Posted February 17 I sure will, I'm looking out of the window as I type and things are dry and calm. I'll need to head out to the shed shortly to bring in my transmitters as they will need a short charge just to get them to a fully charged state. It won't take much but I would rather have them on a full charge. So an early start, pack the car, pick up some scrumptious goodies for munching down at the field, flask of coffee ..... sorted. Back in the air. Toto 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zflyer Posted February 17 Share Posted February 17 Hope the weather is kind. I havent flown since last year, hopefully a day this week or it will another fortnight. E.njoy your day happy landings 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toto Posted February 17 Author Share Posted February 17 Thanks Zflyer. I hope you manage a flight or two yourself. Surely we will be seeing more updates on folks coming out of winter hibernation to some decent weather and getting some aeronautical miles under their flying jackets. Toto 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrumpyGnome Posted February 17 Share Posted February 17 Promising morning here on NE coast ..... gentle bteeze, relatively mild, mist clearing. Hopefully the field will see some activity. I have to wait in but hope to be able to pop out at some time. Happy flying everyone - especially you toto. You are due some better fortune. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toto Posted February 17 Author Share Posted February 17 Thank you good Sir ..... hopefully .... we're on the up ( excuse the pun ). Have a great day. Toto 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toto Posted February 17 Author Share Posted February 17 Well ...... flying was achieved today ..... albeit a bit of a ixed bag of experiences. First up .... The Domino ..... up she went ... reasonable flight and down she came ..... about 7 / 8 minutes. Had a coffee break had a chat with another prospective new member who showed up as planned. Time to put another battery in the Domino ..... dead as a dodo. Tried another battery .....exact same. Unplugged the battery and plugged a NICD battery into the receiver ....... everything works Looks like yet enother duff Overlander ESC. That will be Number 4 .... or is it 5. Can't remember. So ... I will do a bit more experimenting later on just to confirm what I think. Anyway....... all was not lost as I had the FMS Super Cub with me and it was gagging to have its maiden. Spent some time checking all the settings that had been done by myself in the two transmitters ( buddy system) all is well. I let my mentor take off and check the trims .... then I get on the sticks myself. What a great flying odel considering we had 10mph crosswinds. I felt it was much easier to fly than the Domino although it maybe better until I get another couple of flights under my belt before confirming that. The newbie prospective member was all at short notice so there was not anything ready to give him a first flight experience so the Cub stepped in and he left pleased as punch having had a little taster of what may come should he decide to commit. ..... I get the impression that he will. So .... I maybe in the shed tonight changing out yet another crappy Overlander ESC or possibly assembling my Xfly Twin Otter. We'll see. More later. Toto 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leccyflyer Posted February 17 Share Posted February 17 Bit of a curate's egg of a day, but the most important thing is that you got some flying in - very much against the odds as it's been raining steadily here pretty much all day. So that was good -as was a successful maiden of another model. If I were you Toto I'd definitely swap ESC brands in the future - 4 failures out of your first half a dozen ESCs is simply not acceptable - think I'd also send the errant unit back to the retailer for investigation. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrumpyGnome Posted February 17 Share Posted February 17 27 minutes ago, toto said: Good news you got some flying in. And good news re the SuperCub. It's really odd that you have so many escs go bad - especially in the way they seem to, I.e. just stopping working when not actually in use. I'm assuming they've not all failed with a single receiver? Just check the esc connectors first, and post some more pics of your current set up before you change anything... Hopefully your luck will change soon - it is certainly due to! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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