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Post by taylormiller on Jun 23, 2009 1:25:08 GMT 1
:)Greetings! I'm a fifty nine year-old that has wanted to fly an R/C plane for most of my life (I think), but I know for the last 20 years. With the encouragement of my wife, I bought a Super Cub on a recommendation from HobbyZone. That's the good news. The bad news is that I contacted two local AMA clubs and they're not too interested in my "foamie electric". Fortunately, I contacted Mark at Hobby Zone and he encourages me with the fact that more customers have taught themselves to fly with the Super Cub than any other airplane they sell. He also referred me to your club. The information you all offer is wonderful. I am determined to learn to fly my Super Cub. I don't have anyone available to instruct me, but I'm going to try anyway. Thanks to your club, I've already ordered larger wheels to take off from grass (Mark suggests that this is better than trying to launch with one hand and handle the transmitter with the other). I am interested in any personal experience anyone can share regarding teaching themselves to fly with the Super Cub. I think it is a great aircraft. Thanks for all the info you've provided already and I look forward to hearing from anyone!
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Post by oaktree11 on Jun 23, 2009 11:36:53 GMT 1
Hey there! welcome to the club! I am a newbie myself but your situation is very similar to yours. I have been interested in aeromodelling all my life but never got to flying. I have now done so, on my own, courtesy of the SuperCub! What a 'plane. My advice, for what its worth is as follows: 1. If you can, try to get a flight simulator to practise before the real thing. It just helps to get the feel of the inputs. Not essential but comforting! 2. Make sure you have the plane as near trimmed as possible before you fly. The best way to do this is have someone who can fly take her up first just to trim. If no one available just do it by eye, ie make sure the rudder is in line with the fin and the elevator is level with the horizontal tail. If it's a stock build HZ will have taken care of the balance. If you have a field of, say, long grass, you could test glide with motor off but radio on to see if it glides straight. Be SURE that with the control surfaces lined up the trim switches on the TX are in mid position. They are easily knocked in transit etc. 3. Launching from the hand (by you or an assistant) is actually easier than from the ground for a beginner. If it is trimmed right, at full power, it will pull away strongly. Make sure weather is calm, little wind and a big flat area - no power lines etc. 4. After launch, DON'T PANIC! Everything will happen quickly. The 'plane will seem to be surging away from you and you will be worried about losing it. Calm down, the range of the TX/RX is plenty, start a slow, gentle turn with small inputs on the controls. When high enough (twice the height of tall trees?) reduce the power and try to get it stable and level flight. 5. My advice is that for the fist flight, get up and down in fairly short order so you can leap up and down with a big smile and get settled for the next one! 6. Landing is easy. I don't know if this is right but it worked for me. Get as low as you dare, shut power off and glide in pulling the nose up gently as you get very close to the ground.
Wow! I seem to have written a novel but I was re-living my own first flight as I wrote!
Good luck and go for it! Let us know how it feels when you have done it.
ps. get some 5 minute epoxy, foam safe cyano and a hot glue gun!
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gws003
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Post by gws003 on Jun 24, 2009 4:47:59 GMT 1
Yes, a sim is a great advantage,,even a cheap one, I got the ESKY off ebay and it has helped alot,,,learned to fly with the SC,,now I'm moving on to glow planes,,been flying them for 8 months,,,after the SC !!! But still fly the SC! Too much fun!!
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