 |
 | Home | Contact Us | FAQ | Search & Site Map | Link to Us |
 | Sign In | Join | Other 45 Sites in Network |
| HomeDiscussion Groups General ModelsRailroadsRocketsRadio Controlled Air ModelsHelicoptersLand ModelsWater ModelsModelGeeks.com Contact UsLink To UsSearch & Site Map |
Model Forum / Radio Controlled / Air Models / August 2007HELP: Newbee to Flying RC Aircraft...
Hello, I'm new to flying RC Aircraft, and recently purchased an electric "crash proof" trainer to get started. I'm glad that it's crash proof...it's needing this ability. I don't know all the names of the controls, but I'll try to explain the problem as best I can. My RC controller has two toggle switches, one on the left that goes up and down, and one on the right that goes left to right. The instructions tell me to throw the airplane into the wind, at eye level, and parallel with the ground. While I do this, I push the toggle on the left all the way to the top, and the engine of the plane roars. Well, the plane climbs, and this is where something goes wrong. It starts to vear to the left, and eventually I lose control of it, and it crashes. Possible problems are: 1) I am not using alkaline AA batteries as suggested, just regular AA batteries. I'm wondering if the plane does not have enough power, and this is causing it to vear and crash rather than having enough power to force itself through the problem. 2) I have a guide that tells me to bend the tail section of the plane up or down (it's styrofoam) if the plane is not performing properly. 3) I try to correct the flight by pushing the right toggle to the left and right to try and correct it...but it doesn't seem to help. Any advice on what the problem is? Are there any good Web Sites to teach me how to fly RC Airplanes? Thanks Sam What kind of a crash proof trainer did you get? Is it possible you weren't throwing it directly into the wind? You need to throttle up before you launch it, not during or after launch. How many times have you crashed it? If only once, then I recommend trying again and maybe have someone else launch the plane for you. I don't think the batteries are an issue. They will probably give you the power you need but just not last as long. My guess is that the batteries are in the transmitter anyway so they have no effect on the power of the plane. I would think that the plane would have some sort of a rechargeable battery. > Hello, > [quoted text clipped - 30 lines] > Thanks > Sam > What kind of a crash proof trainer did you get? Is it possible you > weren't throwing it directly into the wind? You need to throttle up [quoted text clipped - 42 lines] > > Thanks > > Sam It's called the "Sky Soldier" Airplane. It sells on EBay from time-to- time. >>What kind of a crash proof trainer did you get? Is it possible you >>weren't throwing it directly into the wind? You need to throttle up [quoted text clipped - 46 lines] > It's called the "Sky Soldier" Airplane. It sells on EBay from time-to- > time. Your plane has no elevator or rudder controls, so don't worry about them. Like my powered glider, it steers by varying the power between the two motors. It sounds like what is happening is either the plane is climbing too steeply (this is especially common when you launch into a stiff breeze, or if it has lots of power) and "stalling", or it's veering into a bank (turn) and you aren't correcting for it. Planes like this generally need to be turned gradually, so if there is no breeze you want to use short (about 1 second) movements of the right stick, with a second or two in between, to turn. If the breeze is making it bank, though, give it more "steering", plus enough power to keep it climbing slowly but surely. You want to get at least 30' off the ground, so you have some time to correct mistakes before they result in crashes... It takes practice. Don't get discouraged. >My RC controller has two toggle switches ... We call them "sticks." The sticks are on gimbals and the gimbals are connected to potentiometers or pots. Your left stick is your throttle. Your right stick is ... uh ... aileron or rudder. Ailerons are on the wings; rudders are on the tail. >Well, the plane climbs, and this is where something goes wrong. It >starts to vear to the left, and eventually I lose control of it, and >it crashes. You might try lowering the throttle. That may help to reduce the tendency for the plane to roll to the left. You want enough power for a slow, manageable climb. >1) I am not using alkaline AA batteries as suggested, just regular AA >batteries. I'm wondering if the plane does not have enough power, and >this is causing it to vear and crash rather than having enough power >to force itself through the problem. No, the batteries are not a problem. >2) I have a guide that tells me to bend the tail section of the plane >up or down (it's styrofoam) if the plane is not performing properly. You may try a little bit of down-elevator on the left side to counteract the leftward lurch. Or put a little twist downward into the trailing edge of the left wing. >3) I try to correct the flight by pushing the right toggle to the >left and right to try and correct it...but it doesn't seem to help. Well, you want to push the right stick to the right if the plane is yawing or rolling to the left. Yaw: moving the nose of the plane left or right of the preceding line of flight. Yaw is normally caused by movements of the rudder. Roll: when the wings of the plane rotate around the centerline of the fuselage. Roll is normally caused by movements of the ailerons. > ... Are there any good Web Sites to >teach me how to fly RC Airplanes? There probably are. I learned from a friend, so I never went looking for a web site like that. Marty  SignatureBig-8 newsgroups: humanities.*, misc.*, news.*, rec.*, sci.*, soc.*, talk.* See http://www.big-8.org for info on how to add or remove newsgroups. > Hello, > [quoted text clipped - 30 lines] > Thanks > Sam Its trying to climb too hard, and stalling. Bend the back of the tail down a little, Try again Turn the plane and the control box on, and throw it slightly downward, with no power. Being on a chair or ladder or small hill should help. You need to get it to glide straight, and smoothly, going down slowly, just like a well behaved paper airplane. After that, it will fly right, when you try again. SignatureJim in NC > <samadams_2...@yahoo.ca> wrote > [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > -- > Jim in NC What does it mean to turn the plane and control box on, yet without power? >> <samadams_2...@yahoo.ca> wrote >> [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > What does it mean to turn the plane and control box on, yet without > power? In the case of those models that have nothing but two motors and rely on power alone to turn and climb the model, not very mnuch! |
Reply to this Message |
 Sign In
 Join
 My Latest Posts My Monitored Threads My Blog My Photo Gallery My Profile My Homepage Start New Thread Enable EMail Alerts Rate this Thread
|
©2012 Advenet LLC Privacy Policy - Terms of Use
This website includes both content owned or controlled by Advenet as well as content owned or controlled by third parties.