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Post by darkwing52 on Jul 15, 2011 17:40:30 GMT 1
Hi everyone, I just picked up my Super Cub DSM and now have it assembled. I am waiting for some good weather to make my first flight. I am glad to see such a following for this plane so I will have lots of support going forward. Thanks for all the information I have already learned from this site. I have been wanting to get a R/C airplane since I was a teenager and I finally took the plunge. I had to move quick though as the local hobby shop can't keep the Super Cub in stock for long. I feel very confident that I made the right choice choosing this plane.  Cheers Darren |
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Post by hawkeye20 on Jul 15, 2011 20:34:32 GMT 1
WELCOME happy flying beware using the ACT its worthless it will cause it to crash
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Post by toff on Jul 15, 2011 23:24:19 GMT 1
Welcome Darren! Wise choice on plane. ;D However...are you flying alone? If you can, try to find a local flying club. www.pgrcclub.com/ Seem to be in your area ( I don't know if this is close to you or not), but if so, ask and join! It will prevent a lot of heartache! If not, and you want to go it alone, a few pointers..... 1) Get high! As soon as you've got airborne, go as high as you can! Once up, you can trim ( using the little clickers under the main sticks) 2) If the plane is coming towards you, the controls are reversed...left is right and right is left. Sounds rubbish, but is quite natural when flying. Once you are up, you'll know what I mean. 3) Throttle controls altitude (Height), elevator controls attitude (Direction of flight). This bit is the hardest to understand...however...if your plane has no power, and you use 'up', it will stall, then point down, as gravity takes hold. However, if you do have power, and you use 'up', you are then controling the direction of flight, and do not stall, due to the powered motion of the aircraft, until such time as the power of the motor and gravity come to odds ( and Gravity ALWAYS wins! Hope you do well, and please, let us know how you do! |
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Post by darkwing52 on Jul 22, 2011 2:40:11 GMT 1
Thanks for the tips guys. I took my plane out today for the first time (with ACT off) and it went quite well. I didn't make any great landings but I didn't wreck the plane either. I have a good friend at work who flies model airplanes as well and I will be getting him to help with getting the plane trimmed up better. I found it was always wanting to go left or right. I tried adjusting the little sliders under the sticks but I couldn't get it to be quite correct.
Cheers
Darren
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