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General control line discussion => Open Forum => Topic started by: Phil Coopy on March 16, 2006, 06:14:02 PM
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Took my 1/2A Twister out this afternoon for a test flight. Flew great! I didn't have very much line tension but that may be an impression because I have not flown 1/2A for about 40 years. I think I had about 50' of line out and on the upwind side it felt a little loose. I changed props from a 6-3 to a 6-4 and that seemed to make a big difference and I was able to do some loops and wingovers. When the tank runs out on the Black Widow the plane glides and lands like a feather.
Havin' a ball........
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It blew 30 and gusted 45 here in Oregon today, so I bet 20 foot lines would have been more appropriate. I didn't even know it was possible to fly a Black Widow on that long of lines. Congratulations on the success of your new plan.
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Shorten your lines to 42 foot and see the difference. Maybe even try 35. Here in Tuscon at the VSC, was in the 70's and mild breezes. Watched a young man flying an ARF Smoothie who I beleive they said was 12 years old flying the AMA pattern like a pro. I think they said his first name was Mike. He is also a very courteous young man and will go far. I did check his head size and told him if it started getting too big we will take him down a notch.
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How about a photo? :o