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Quote: Originally Posted by kiosk |
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been practicing with some good pilots, but in general i seem to be off on some things like....
1. a 45 upline, when I look the the experience pilots do it looks more like a 70deg...too steep, so i usually make mistake of keeping mines too shallow....however they appear like a 45 to me...
2. cant tell when slipping off a sideways on a straight line...the line is straight forward, but I slip sideways w/o noticing
i got basic nailed down ok. but these couple things are still hurting me... |
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For the 45 line, when flown directly in front of you it will look like a 45 degree line, to the sides it will look steeper than it really is. Even in front of you, it's not uncommon to think it's too steep.
You also have a really good way with you to judge the 45 line. The Aresti has a 45 degree line right on it. I would suggest that you do not hold anything in front of you while flying, but have a helper stand directly behind you and hold the Aresti so that he/she can compare the line you are flying is actually at 45 and can tell you which way to go.
As far as a straight line is the most common thing is you are likely not flying level but with a wing down or you have some rudder trim and are flying faster or slower than what the rudder trim was originally set to.
It's best to trim you plane properly first. Trimming with the trim tabs on the radio is not enough, you really need to take the time to trim the plane using a trim chart. A typical trim flight is only a minute or two but you'll easily do upwards of 50 of these, depending on how much needs to be done.
The idea is to get the plane to fly perfectly straight and be as predictable as possible which takes a load of work of the pilot
There is one on the IMAC website, however you must be a member of IMAC to access it