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General control line discussion => Open Forum => Topic started by: Matt Colan on June 03, 2009, 07:07:16 AM

Title: Your least favorite maneuver
Post by: Matt Colan on June 03, 2009, 07:07:16 AM

Well, we heard what your favorite maneuver is, and what maneuver that could be added to the pattern, how about your least favorite maneuver or your worst maneuver?  Me, I never fancied the square 8s or the 4-leaf.

Title: Re: Your least favorite maneuver
Post by: Larrys4227 on June 03, 2009, 07:24:30 AM

Anything that is directly overhead.  I've got a bad neck/shoulder and its hard to look straight up.  I attempted an overhead-8 once... lost the plane from sight but luckily came back into view on the side I was facing. :-)

FlySafe!  Larry (Larrys4227)

Title: Re: Your least favorite maneuver
Post by: john e. holliday on June 03, 2009, 09:28:22 AM

The take off.   Always get up tight on landings.  DOC Holliday LL~ LL~ LL~ LL~

Title: Re: Your least favorite maneuver
Post by: James C. Johnson on June 03, 2009, 11:23:32 AM

Square 8s..

Jim

Title: Re: Your least favorite maneuver
Post by: catdaddy on June 03, 2009, 02:29:10 PM

Hourglass, no question.

Title: Re: Your least favorite maneuver
Post by: Phil Coopy on June 03, 2009, 02:31:03 PM

The @#$% hourglass.. HB~>

Phil

Title: Re: Your least favorite maneuver
Post by: Bill Heher on June 03, 2009, 03:26:13 PM

Panic Pull Out from inverted flight using up  - into the ground,  I practiced it again today-sheesh I hate that!

Title: Re: Your least favorite maneuver
Post by: Mark Scarborough on June 03, 2009, 03:42:29 PM

The last manuever of a flight,, unless its the landing, that one is ok,, but when its the outside squares,, or the square 8,, it really bites when thats the last manuever,,  ???

Title: Re: Your least favorite maneuver
Post by: Richard Grogan on June 03, 2009, 04:16:29 PM

The exit of a figure 9. Its a killer  :X

Title: Re: Your least favorite maneuver
Post by: Clayton Berry on June 03, 2009, 09:28:11 PM

Perhaps outside squares.

The plane is flying at full speed, and you head it directly to the ground.  And pull out with lots of down elevator.  I know everything is going to work, but it still gives me the heebeegeebees.  The second one is perhaps eaiser because the plane has slowed down a bit - but, do you try to keep it in the same path to be consistent?  Or do you do one like it should have been done a few seconds earlier?

Judges:  Hey, he was a bit low, but he did it twice!

Judges:  What a lousy couple of loops.

Judges:  Wow.  Hard four corners, and just the right size.  Did you notice how his watch quivers at exactly 89.7 cycles per second?

Hey, judges don't talk to each other. 

Title: Re: Your least favorite maneuver
Post by: Jim Pollock on June 04, 2009, 04:48:33 AM

Ummmmm,

Lets see now......I think the maneuver I hate most is overhead eights  - when your looking up just where exactly is that blessed vertical 90 degree line you so desperately need to fly that silly maneuver anyway!!!!  Answer: NOWHERE!


Jim Pollock  ~>

Title: Re: Your least favorite maneuver
Post by: Bill Hodges on June 04, 2009, 05:48:26 AM

The hourglass.  I can never get it right.

Bill Hodges