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Post by andy1103 on Feb 22, 2011 22:26:52 GMT 1
1st flight today after practising on Phoenix sim for a few hours. I have flown before but that was 30+ years ago. Went very well for a few short flights, 10 mins at a time with no problems landing. 5th landing was at my feet so was getting a bit smart. Next landing I tried to turn too late and stuffed the nose in the ground but only damaged the cowl and bent the landing gear. Straightened the wheels and duct taped the cowl. Will be out again tomorrow if the Scottish weather allows!!
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Post by cubcruncher on Feb 22, 2011 23:07:02 GMT 1
Well come Andy, your first flight  sounds just like my first flight right down to the first crash and exactly the same damage lol  .......... the first advice I can give you is now disconnect the ACT sensors from the receiver! if you have not already  Enjoy! I'm in Suffolk weathers calmer here lol Here's the vid of my first crash lol : supercubclub.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=vids&action=display&thread=3667James |
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Post by andy1103 on Feb 23, 2011 12:49:18 GMT 1
ACT was disconnected, I've seen too many warnings. Funny how something that's marketed to stop you crashing makes you crash!! It's raining today so no chance of flying, weather forecast doesn't look promising until the weekend.
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Post by john66 on Feb 23, 2011 13:18:50 GMT 1
Hi Andy, and welcome. Sounds like a fairly successful first outing.
As an aside I see we share the Great Date of the 3/11 as a birthday!
John
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Post by renard80 on Feb 23, 2011 18:50:46 GMT 1
Welcome to Andy, and Hi to Cubcruncher - whose YouTube video I have just watched again.
Whenever I hit the dirt like that (i.e., most of my "landings"), it's not just a case of bent landing gear. In fact, my gear has never bent. Instead, the whole plastic battery box etc gets ripped out, a hell of a mess.
Over the months, I have repeatedly mended all the shattered foam and 'popsicle' wood strengthening around the battery compartment cover with epoxy, cyano and hot glue, but still it won't hold together when I smash into Mother Earth (the local football pitch).
Took her up yesterday, usual result. Now scratching my head as I wonder where to get replacement foam to repair the utter devastation, and how to avoid similar carnage on my next hard landing.
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Post by andy1103 on Feb 23, 2011 23:38:33 GMT 1
Here in Perth we have a large parkland area that has football and rugby pitches and a CRICKET PITCH with very, very short grass, even at this time of the year. The football and rugby pitches are very uneven with boot marks but the cricket pitch is like a putting green. Will be there tomorrow morning if the weather's ok.
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Post by parrothead on Feb 24, 2011 3:06:52 GMT 1
Welcome Andy,
Keep it up. The plooms of dust and dirt will get smaller in short time. You sound a lot like someone I know. Like others, my battery box has a long list of new additions to reinforce it. None of which were preventive, all were surgeries after some ugly uh..landings you could say.
My maiden was so bad the wife took refuge in the car.
Dented cowl and bent l/gear on your first outing? well done sir.
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Post by ginginho on Feb 24, 2011 14:25:51 GMT 1
Here in Perth we have a large parkland area that has football and rugby pitches and a CRICKET PITCH with very, very short grass, even at this time of the year. The football and rugby pitches are very uneven with boot marks but the cricket pitch is like a putting green. Will be there tomorrow morning if the weather's ok. Welcome Andy. When I read this I originally thought Perth down-under then recalled that you mentioned Scotland. I'm amazed to be honest by your posts, firstly that it seems the snow as finally left your country, and secondly that you have a cricket pitch! ;D I have used the local cricket pitch (council owned so no one to stop me  as my runway in the past, beautifully flat, short grass and no nose-overs due to the state of the landing strip! Keep a few paces ahead of the Parky!
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Post by ginginho on Feb 24, 2011 15:01:48 GMT 1
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Post by renard80 on Feb 26, 2011 1:02:59 GMT 1
Thanks for that advice, which I read with interest. I just wish I COULD bring her in for a controlled landing! My "landings" consist of the beast suddenly veering downwards, then seeming to ignore any of my commands, before thumping into the grass and ripping out the battery box area. The other day she also decided to dig the prop into the wet ground, breaking it in two. As I constantly whinge, I thought this RC flying was supposed to be fun . . .  |
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Post by toff on Feb 27, 2011 1:04:32 GMT 1
How I do wish I was with you ( Wish you were here?). Landing. Ask anyone who flies for a living. Getting airborne is easy, landing is hard..
A) lots of space... Landing takes about 200 times the amount to take off ( this maybe an exaggeration)
b) landings are slow ( imagine your plane 'walking" the last 10 ft or so)
c)You have eyes in your head - does it look fast to you? if it does - see 'B' - Speed Kills!
d)UP ELEVATOR! Your Supercub is designed to go up... but it needs speed to rise. As the speed goes, so does the UP........you need to use the elevator to keep up, well,.....UP! Use this in the last few feet of landing.......or else.BANG! Hard landing.
Good flying to you all, hope I helped....
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Post by renard80 on Feb 27, 2011 23:31:50 GMT 1
Thanks, toff.
It's not so much a lack of understanding the theory behind landing - it's because the sod suddenly decides to do that veering to the side and down into the earth thing, seemingly unresponsive to my commands.
I will try again, once I have figured out how to repair the appalling devastation caused last time. (D'you remember that old Frank Sinatra song High Hopes, about ants trying to move rubber tree plants, rams butting dams etc ? Like them, I'll keep plugging away . . . )
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Post by andy1103 on Feb 28, 2011 21:13:28 GMT 1
How old are you Renard80??? I have the original Frank Sinatra single, bought for me by my aunt when I was very, very young!!
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Post by renard80 on Feb 28, 2011 22:45:25 GMT 1
How old are you Renard80??? I have the original Frank Sinatra single, bought for me by my aunt when I was very, very young!! It's the Big 7-Oh tomorrow, 1 March. Seems not too long ago that I was only 52 like you, Andy! The years dash by, I promise you, so carpe diem, my friend. ;D |
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Post by toff on Mar 1, 2011 0:01:37 GMT 1
JEEBUS! 70? Happy birthday! I'm only a child of 39!
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sounds just like my first flight right down to the first crash and exactly the same damage lol 
.......... the first advice I can give you is now disconnect the ACT sensors from the receiver! if you have not already 
Enjoy! I'm in Suffolk weathers calmer here lol
as my runway in the past, beautifully flat, short grass and no nose-overs due to the state of the landing strip!
