Hello from Lexington, Ky

[thrawn127]

Hey all!! I am new to rc flying and just knew there would be some people out there to help me learn a few things!! I bought 2 Super Cubs yesterday, one for me and my girlfriend, and am excited to progress and fly often. I do have a few problems though....I started today with quit a few taxi runs just getting use to the controls...The wind was at 5-7mph no constant but gusting here and there...I turned into the wind after about 5-10 minutes of messing around on the ground and got airborne. I flew a few circles above the open lots that haven't ben built on yet and suddenly the plane started to get out of control listing to the left hand side. I tired correcting and landing but I have never landed before and my Cub ended up hitting nose first into my front door. So my question is does anyone have any good landing tips in an emergency? Also what else should be try and do so I can prevent further damage to my airplane. (ie: any tutorials, etc. I can learn from) Also I saw some LED lighting on some cubs and thought it was cool.Anyone have any schematics or good premade kits I can get? I'd like to make one myself if someone has a good wiring for dummies tips i can read up on. Thanks all and look forward to years of flying!!

[charliebrown]

Welcome aboard!
Only a newbie myself so no tips ..

[jbess]

From a real world pilot, take this advice: when in doubt, go around. As long as you have battery life, if a landing or approach start looking screwy to you, apply throttle, and climb. Head down wind, and try again. Landings should always (ALWAYS) be done into the wind. These stock SC don't have ailerons, so crosswind landings are not advised.

Do you know what a stall is for an airplane? It's when the wing is at such an angle, or slow speed, there is not enough airflow over the top of the wing to create lift, and gravity takes over. An ideal landing is essentially a stall at a few feet (inches in the RC world) above the ground. you cut throttle on final approach, and slowly loose all that airspeed, touching down softly. It's a skill that will take a while to learn, and a lifetime to master.

For new RC pilots, you will want to come in with a touch of throttle. Planes are sluggish to handle at slow speeds, so 1/4 - 1/8 throttle on final approach. Give yourself a long runway to land on, preferably grass of soft dirt. Hard surfaces are best for when you master the ideal landing approach. I can't tell you how many times a grass runway has saved my SC from a last minute correction error on my part (reverse controls when plane is coming towards you). Get your plane around 10 feet off the ground, and then slowly lose that altitude over the distance of your runway. If you have too much airspeed, you will nose-over on landing (typically happens no matter what in tall grass or rough dirt). Try to judge the speed on final approach, an adjust your throttle, and pitch of the airplane.

Try those suggestions, and any others that may be posted here later on. Let us know how it goes.

[thrawn127]

Thanks for the advice!! I will definitely keep everyone up to date once my replacement parts come in and i have fixed both my SC's to fly again!!!

[mojic]

super cub is my favorite plane...whenever i want to relax...i use this cub...easy to takeoff and land...i always landed with a throttle off, i just glide the plane...when the plane is about to touch the ground, i just pull the elevator a little bit to avoid a nose dive...that's it...happy flying bro...