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General control line discussion => Open Forum => Topic started by: Tim Wescott on February 21, 2010, 02:50:10 PM
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I finished a Nobler this past November, then before I flew it I started reflecting on the fact that I hadn't flown control line for ages.
So I built a little 1/2A ship -- no plans, just throw parts together until it looks right, stick for fuse, 100 sq in, 4.5oz. Good thing -- two minutes of flying leaves me dizzy, but I'm getting better!
I'm still wondering if I shouldn't leave the Nobler hanging while I build a bigger profile ship, so things will be easier to repair if the ground jumps up and tries to eat the plane.
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Its always nice to have a back-up, or a "re-trainer". I was out of the hobby about fifteen years and found I got a little bit dizzy the first two flights. After that I was good to go! Good luck and how about a pic of your Nobler? H^^
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Its always nice to have a back-up, or a "re-trainer". I was out of the hobby about fifteen years and found I got a little bit dizzy the first two flights. After that I was good to go! Good luck and how about a pic of your Nobler? H^^
I've never flown any sort of a flapped airplane at all, so it wouldn't be a re-trainer at all. I'm pretty confident that once I get over being dizzy I'd be OK with a flapped 'something', but I don't expect to be so good that I don't have some unscheduled, extra-fast landings. Something that's easier to repair than the Nobler would be nice.
I had originally intended to just put it together, cover it with an ugly color, go fly, and not care if I reduced it to flinders. But I underestimated the amount of work that goes into one of those things, and I really didn't expect that pairing black with international orange would look so good. It's still not a contest winning finish -- it looks good from five feet away and in the pictures, but when you get close you can see embarrassing wrinkles.
http://www.ccwebster.net/robintim/Nobler/
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The plane looks great, the colors really go together. Don't worry about the wrinkles, I say the same thing when I look in the mirror.
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When I started back in CL an old CL flyer told me to hold out my arm thumb up, look at it and turn around a few minutes at a time every day. Worked for me, after awhile I could do it for about five minutes and flying took care of the rest.
No longer dizzy,
Phil
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I remember when I came back I got dizzy too. After a few flights with half a tank it got better. Then when I started doing different manouvers and flying inverted you are not turning in circles so much and the problem went away. I still have problems sometimes with the leaning back and looking up to do the overhead eights, but practice has made that better too.
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Hi Tim, That's one pretty looking plane, cool! #^
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Great looking Nobler! That really would be a shame to have to rebuild it. ~^ Maybe another Ringmaster or Magician to practice on; then just fly the Nobler around in circles for the fun of it until you regain some skills.
Brian
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A 1/2A like you described is probly turning 1 1/2 laps or better to what the Nobler will fly at, if you can fly the tank out consistently on the 1/2A, and get in some steep climbs and dives / recover to level flight, throw in a wingover and a loop or 2 , then the bigger plane will seem solid, stable and flying a bit slower. Go for it!, and start on your next one.
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Tim, that Nobler looks great. Hope you have the Fox well broken in. As some has stated, it probably won't spin you as fast as the little 1/2A. Fly it in level flight with some climbs and dives. You will be surprised has fast you get over the dizzy's. If you really want to get dizzy, try the 1/2a on 15 foot lines. Did that at my son's shop one day showing the guys how to fly and it was the only area we had. I had to stand there for a minute or two after engine quit. My son was the same way. Of course the guys that tried it didn't even get half a tank before decking the plane.