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General control line discussion => Open Forum => Topic started by: Paul Taylor on April 14, 2007, 01:08:24 PM
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Assume the weather is just right for stunts...
What is the hardes stunt to do?
Right now mine is outsides.
What is yours, Clover leaf?
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At my age, all of them.
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Easy to do,,,hard to do proper !!!
FAI gives it K-18, their highest number... 16 corners, 16 straights, 4 bottoms, lots of places to lose points.
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The outside square. I hate the first dive into it.
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Square eight followed by the reverse wingover. I can never seem to consistantly wait on the plane to come down for the reverse pullout in the R.O.. I wish it was in about the middle of the pattern where I have had some time in the flight to get a little bit of timing going.
Square eights are just imting, timing, timing.............
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Inverted double vertical eight from the Mirror pattern.
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I'd have to agree with Bill,
Square 8's followed by the reverse wing over.
The inverted pullout is hard to nail that early in the flight and in my opinion sets up the whole flight.
When someone else really nails it I usually sit up and pay particular attention to the rest of the flight.
Cheers, Rob.
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Reverse wingover. I have trouble with the inverted pullout. I lose too much airspeed, then I lose tension on the second half.
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Anything with 3 sides, s'pecially the hour glass. It's them less than 90 degree turns.
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Cloverleaf
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WEll..i could go along and say the hourglass..I think that is the most taxing of the plane and powerplant. They are MORE than 90 deg turns by the way..but I knew what you meant.
But, I'll say rounds are the most difficult to really do well. Straight lines are easy to see. A good round tho...it can be bad in an infinite numer of places! Of course, they are the SAFEST for the plane..except perhaps the vertical 8.
THe RW and Sq 8are right up there although as Bill said, its alot of timing and Chutzpah waiting for the RWO pull out.
Just remember Bill, real PA pilots never pull out early! :)
Curt
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Overhead eights. No ground reference points. Tension is lower and I'm not as flexible as I once was!
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I have to agree with the Hourglass, I have a tendency to lose it on the downleg headed for the final turn.
"Billy G" ;D
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Snap rolls...............can't keep my lines untangled... LL~
Phil
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For me, it is all that occurs, or fails to occur, after the launch! :P Glen
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(snip) THe RW and Sq 8are right up there although as Bill said, its alot of timing and Chutzpah waiting for the RWO pull out.
Just remember Bill, real PA pilots never pull out early! :)
Curt
Ah, Captcurt! I guess I am woefully lacking in the "real PA pilot"realm!!!!!!!! **) **)
BTW: Going to make Huntersville this year?? I gots to get ready for the BOBFGC event if so.............. ;D
Bill "the unreal PA pilot" Little
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Curt
Real aerobatic pilots don't pull out late on the reverse wing over either. If they are late, they aren't pilots anymore, they are garbage collectors. :o
Bob Branch
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THE LANDING ?
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THE LANDING ?
That's a good one
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My bigest problem is doing the second figure 9! I nail the first one but the plane will not do the second one.
Any suggestions?
Clancy
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My bigest problem is doing the second figure 9! I nail the first one but the plane will no do the second one.
Any suggestions?
Clancy
Try a different prop! LL~ LL~ LL~ LL~ LL~ LL~
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Matthew is right. The landing intimidates me. There is usually several more than two laps inbetween the Clover and engine shut off. For all those laps after the Clover all I can think of is, shut off before 8 and don't bounce, shut off before 8 and don't bounce.
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never have entered a stunt contest to busy flying speed planes at contest,however i do enjoy flying sport planes allmost every weekend over the last year i have been trying to fly differant stunts the hour glass is still kickin my butt. last weekend i tried vertical sq 8's that was difficult but lots of fun :X
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Without a doubt, the hourglass. I have never flown one properly.
Bill Hodges
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From the time the wheels start turning, until they stop turning when and after the engine quits. Actually the RW is the one I just can't seem to hit consistently. But, it is bad that when you do get one down to 4 foot or at level flight around 5 foot with smooth levels between turns and only get 12 points. Whole flight pattern with bottems at 4-5 foot scored only a 311. DOC Holliday
PS:I now don't worry about bottoms anymore as it seems I can get over 400 consistently now. jeh
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Matthew is right. The landing intimidates me. There is usually several more than two laps inbetween the Clover and engine shut off. For all those laps after the Clover all I can think of is, shut off before 8 and don't bounce, shut off before 8 and don't bounce.
Hi Louis:
I have had great success with cutoff loops. Especially in very windy conditions where they give you a very predictable landing point going downwind instead of getting around into a stiff breeze and having the plane balloon.
Curt
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For me, inverted flight. Must be a lot harder than it looks. I've never received a 40.
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hmm lets see,,, sqaur 8's,, peice of cake, oh wait, havent done those yet,,, outside squares,, hmm same deal,, (chicken,,,,,,) I guess as soon as I have more than one airplane ready to fly I will try them. For me, the overhead 8 is real tough no point of reference and its so so easly to get over to one side,,
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The square eights (both insides and outs) are OK to fly, but hard to fly well.
The plane killer I found when I was learning was the hourglass......the 4th corner!!!!!! From diving inverted at 45 degress to level pull out at 5 feet!!! EEEK!
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I was very luck that a very good flyer taught me the Hourglass. He had me do it almost vertical to start out with. Most lay the plane to far over on it's back going up when they start out. Once you do it, you can get the angles worked out easier, it seems, by coming at it from a much more vertical attitude.
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4-6 ft. bottoms on anything ~^