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General control line discussion => Open Forum => Topic started by: Paul Allen on July 19, 2007, 06:42:24 AM

Title: Model hunts in level flight
Post by: Paul Allen on July 19, 2007, 06:42:24 AM

Guy's
       My Privateer will fly nice and level at 10 feet
from the ground but try and fly at 5 feet and it
hunts all over the place,its good everywhere else
in the pattern,any suggestions

Title: Re: Model hunts in level flight
Post by: RC Storick on July 19, 2007, 06:44:28 AM

Quote from: paul allen on July 19, 2007, 06:42:24 AM

Guy's
       My Privateer will fly nice and level at 10 feet
from the ground but try and fly at 5 feet and it
hunts all over the place,its good everywhere else
in the pattern,any suggestions

Have a friend hold the flaps and adjust some down elevator.

Title: Re: Model hunts in level flight
Post by: Glen Wearden on July 19, 2007, 06:48:51 AM

Robert is right.  I had the same problem with a profile Smoothie, and a friend suggested a couple of turns of down elevator.  That did the trick.   Glen

Title: Re: Model hunts in level flight
Post by: Jim Morris on July 19, 2007, 07:35:02 AM

Check for smooth controls, binding will cause hunting.

Title: Re: Model hunts in level flight
Post by: proparc on July 19, 2007, 09:28:43 AM

Pinch of slop in the elevator. That one goes back to my pre-teens. y1

Title: Re: Model hunts in level flight
Post by: rustler on July 19, 2007, 02:47:57 PM

Is it the same upright and inverted?

Title: Re: Model hunts in level flight
Post by: Paul Allen on July 19, 2007, 11:09:18 PM

Yes, same both ways,will try the down elevator trick.
Tried all other fix's that I could find in triming articles.
Thanks guy's

Title: Re: Model hunts in level flight
Post by: Norm Faith Jr. on July 19, 2007, 11:44:15 PM

My new ship was doing the same thing. Added a little nose weight it went away. I started making some line adjustments and the hunting started again. I got my lead-outs a tad too far forward. Got them moved back a hair and the hunting went away. Use some clay on the nose first, see if it works. As mentioned, some down elevator may help...a little "slop" also. To quote my coach. "An adjustment here effects the adjustment over there." You have got to go slow and small until you find that "happy medium."
Norm

Title: Re: Model hunts in level flight
Post by: Leo Mehl on July 19, 2007, 11:56:11 PM

I think circlepilot has the best Ideas give it a shot, I have been very lucky with my last 3 Planes. Sat right in the grove. I hate to have to adjust for hunting. If nothin works sell it  or give it away. HB~>