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- From: m14494@mwvm.mitre.org (Mike White)
- Subject: Re: How fast should I launch my electric glider
- Message-ID: <1992Oct15.160808.29897@linus.mitre.org>
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- Date: Thu, 15 Oct 1992 16:08:08 GMT
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- Michel Adar writes:
- > after leaving my hands the [Electra] was not stable at all...
- > ...will behave better if I throw it harder...?
- >... is [it] easy enough to do that with the transmitter in one hand
- > and the 48 oz. glider in the other[?].
-
- I fly an Electra too, and had the same problem at first. I now throw
- medium hard; I judge about one-third to half as hard as I could
- throw it. It flies away just fine. I sometimes dial in a little
- down/right trim, as the motor offset isn't quite enough at full
- power, and the plane tends to nose-up and turn a bit. Yes, it
- takes a bit of coordination to do all this without dropping the
- transmitter, but it just takes a bit of practice. Good luck.
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- * These are my opinions only.*
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