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General control line discussion => Open Forum => Topic started by: Pat Chewning on April 01, 2016, 12:08:11 AM
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Whoopie! Today I put together 3 whole "beginner pattern" flights. The overhead 8 was a bugaboo for me for a long time and now I can do one that is "recognizable" as an overhead 8.
I flew my 1st contest in October (in Salem OR) and did a "truncated" beginner pattern.
Now I'm looking forward to the Portland contest, with maybe more beginners 2 weeks from now.
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It's a great feeling when the confidence builds and we manage to put it all together isn't it.
I too flew my first ever contest just last week, looking forward to many more.
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Congrats both of you!
Having the most trouble with the square loops myself! Mine are basically a "D", LOL. Seems I am worried about hitting the pavement!
R,
Chris.
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I am just a bit more confident to try the new stunts over grass than over concrete. Next major thing to learn: UPSIDE-DOWN flying. Definitely will be done over grass.
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I guess to sound more official, I should say "Inverted" flying, not UPSIDE-DOWN.
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Congrats to all! Keep after it. Practice makes .......well a lot better. Burn fuel......or ions, whatever.
Dave
A friend of mine, Steve Jeltz ( Phillies/ Royals 1983-90) oft says to me "you play what you practice". Very good advice.
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The D-shaped squares will persist through at least part of Intermediate. The learning process isn't instant.
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Pat, don't worry about ending up in last place at Portland. I will be entering Beginner PA (for the umpteenth time) with a new plane, or an old one. Anyway, I nearly always end up at the bottom, so just come and have fun!
Joe
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I too had trouble with inverted and squares, of course the judges say I still do. But doing lazy 8's and keep stretching them out. I started doing out side squares doing reverse wingovers. Just stay with it and you will be doing the pattern. Remember if you start a maneuver, complete it and don't change your mind halfway into it. Also remember the take off, level flight and the landing is what cost some people points.
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Congratulations!
Whatever you do, when learning inverted, keep your handle vertical. Bad habit, hard to break, to tip it horizontal (as many do).
First time I tried inverted, I was about 16-17, flying my first and only Ringmaster S-1 with an early Veco .29. Crashed, I did. Next time I tried, maybe two years later, was with a combat model (they were all "Fast" in them days...about 100 in this case). I told myself simply that the next input I would give would be "down". I have crashed since, but not while flying inverted.
When I came back to flying CL in the late '90's, I sometimes checked my total flight time by looking at my stopwatch while flying inverted, but decided that probably wasn't a good idea. Learning the pattern and getting the flight time under 8 minutes stops the need for doing that stuff anyway. #^ Steve
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Whooooooo Buddy)))))) I know it took a lot of good and hard work and gluing and crashing and all the right good moments to get there.
It is on now!
Shug