my rc plane

[Tupac]

I'm taking off and landing already, tommorrow I'm going out again

[CAP1]

I'm taking off and landing already, tommorrow I'm going out again

which plane again?

what how do you take off? how do you land?

[Tupac]

im flying the hobbico superstar, and what do you mean how do i land? i make a couple approaches, then i throttle down and glide onto the grass

[Tupac]

to take off i just give it full throttle, and apply a bit of rudder to compensate for torque

[CAP1]

im flying the hobbico superstar, and what do you mean how do i land? i make a couple approaches, then i throttle down and glide onto the grass

that's what i meant....what is your landing procedure? and/or your take off procedure?

[Tupac]

for taking off, i line up straight down the runway, give it full throttle, and apply a bit of rudder, then i keep full throttle until i get to about 75 feet, and i start doing some aerobatics (loops, and rolls) nothing too complex, im still flying a trainer

for landing i make several approaches until i am comfortable with the way the wind is blowing, the runway is about 200 feet long, so i try to touch down about halfway down, cause it takes about 50 feet for it to stop

[Widewing]

I would highly recommend getting an electric starter....
For a pic of what can happen when finger meets prop ill be glad to post the pic again if you want lol

Sol

I suggest a good pair of Kevlar gloves.. You may break some bones, but you will not get cut. I wear Kevlar gloves when using yard power tools.




My regards,

Widewing

[CAP1]

I suggest a good pair of Kevlar gloves.. You may break some bones, but you will not get cut. I wear Kevlar gloves when using yard power tools.

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My regards,

Widewing

that's brilliant!!

most in my club with larger planes......like with gas engines, generally use the leather/cloth utility gloves.


 i started using the chicken stick, because i had cut myself on the apc props that i use...and the engine wasn't running.

[Bosco123]

that's brilliant!!

most in my club with larger planes......like with gas engines, generally use the leather/cloth utility gloves.


 i started using the chicken stick, because i had cut myself on the apc props that i use...and the engine wasn't running.

That is not a bad Idea. Me I do use leather glove, but I use wood props, better on the crank of the engine and a tad easier on your hand too. Just the only problem is that I am using Xoar props, which are propably the stiffest wooden props as far as I know

[Golfer]

Realflight.  That investment alone will pay for itself many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many times over.

[CAP1]

Realflight.  That investment alone will pay for itself many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many times over.

so.....what;re you trying to say?

[Tupac]

im leaving in about an hour, to go fly again, im gonna do my first solo, without any help from the instuctor

[Flench]

Good luck !

[thndregg]

Hobbico makes a good brand of trainer planes. Carl Goldberg as well. This is my Goldberg Eagle 2 ARF. I am currenty running a 20 year old O.S. Max .40 SF (yes, SF, not the current FS). It's got slightly more power than the standard FP .40 that was also available in its day back in the late 80's. Someone mentioned counteracting torque. That is an issue with me as well.

Another issue I have with this engine is "loading". Fuel gets built up after idle time in the chamber and the result is a sputtering to full throttle instead of a smooth transition. I leaned it out, only to have the engine just about quit when I tilt the plane up to test fuel draw. I changed out the glow plug (which has an idle bar), and it runs slightly better, but still has the same issue.


I already crashed this plane once. The rebuild was easy. That's the great thing about trainers.

[CAP1]

try an OS # 8 glow plug. don't use off brands, stick to os. theirs are the best.

 i've solved stumble problems, simply by using that plug.