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Title: Scale Flying Patterns
Post by: Bryan Higgins on October 14, 2009, 08:56:03 PM

Hello Pilots

How do i learn the scale patterns for a Fokker D7 World War One Plane ???

I know some stunt patterns but nothing about how to fly scale compitition.
At our club there is not to many who fly scale that i know of. 
 
Is there a manual or guide to show the basic scale maneuvers?

Please help   Bryan

Title: Re: Scale Flying Patterns
Post by: chuck snyder on October 15, 2009, 05:52:32 AM

Bryan, There is a section in the rule book called the flight judging guide. It describes all the maneuvers that are listed in the rule book. Around here the most common selection for a model like your D-VII would probably be as follows:
Take off
level flight, 10 laps
high flight
missed approach
touch and go (counts as two)
landing
taxi
throttle control
realism in flight

I have seen some guys try to do wingovers and loops and these have tended to result in broken airplanes.

Chuck

Title: Re: Scale Flying Patterns
Post by: Bryan Higgins on October 15, 2009, 07:45:57 AM

Thank You Chuck

I will write them down in my note book H^^

Title: Re: Scale Flying Patterns
Post by: John Rist on October 15, 2009, 12:24:15 PM

Quote from: chuck snyder on October 15, 2009, 05:52:32 AM

Bryan, There is a section in the rule book called the flight judging guide. It describes all the maneuvers that are listed in the rule book. Around here the most common selection for a model like your D-VII would probably be as follows:
Take off
level flight, 10 laps
high flight
missed approach
touch and go (counts as two)
landing
taxi
throttle control
realism in flight

I have seen some guys try to do wingovers and loops and these have tended to result in broken airplanes.

Chuck

Please explain missed approach.  I am faimular with all of the others but not that one.

Title: Re: Scale Flying Patterns
Post by: chuck snyder on October 15, 2009, 05:05:14 PM

John, the description is actually in the FAI F4B rules and is called an "overshoot" which is a British term. I reverted to American terminology when I did the posting. Basically the model makes a landing approach (throttle back and descend) and then the pilot decides to "go around" by adding power and climbing. In FAI the model must fly below one meter for, I believe, 15 meters. Naval aviators would call it a "wave off." Most of the overshoots I have judged did not get low enough or stay low long enough. One meter, 39 inches, is pretty close to the ground when your engine ought to be close to idle power.
Chuck

Title: Re: Scale Flying Patterns
Post by: Bryan Higgins on October 15, 2009, 08:36:55 PM

Cool , Sounds like a good throttle control maneuver.