Introducing myself

[garbe]

Hi... don't know if I'm doing this correctly but just wanted to quickly
introduce myself as I just joined. My name is Harlan and I'm in Minnesota.
I have a wonderful wife and two adult daughters. I'm sorta semi-retired as I've been a self employed electronics tech in consumer electronics repairs and satellite TV sales/installs.
Started building a balsa "cub" of one sort or another many years ago but never got it done. Now with the electrics I've gotten interested again. I just bought a Spectrum DX6i and the Phoenix 4 simulator. I've tried a little on the sim but I'm pretty confused and lost. I've just started trying to do landings with the Super Cub and am fair at that. I have the most trouble trying to make turns and getting back to where I can try a landing after starting with a takeoff. I do pretty well also with the takeoffs but in the main flight it's the turning.. without getting "out of kilter" and back that messing me up.
One question. I guess this cub is a 3 channel and the rudder is on the right stick rather than on the left of 4+ channel planes. So I am trying to learn on my own since I'm in a tiny town and unlikely there are any others around to buddy with. So... if I learn on this plane on my own, wont' it be pretty difficult to advance to a 4 channel and have the rudder on the left?
Any advice? Thanks much and hope to "chat" more. Great to at least have the help of the Internet with forums like this.

[flydiver]

You are doing fine. Your confusion at this stage is entirely 'normal'. Keep it up until you can take off, fly around as you please with some actually direction, AND land successfully on a site you choose, not just anywhere is convenient. Then you're ready for the next step.

TURNING is on the RIGHT stick. That means RUDDER for 3 channel.
When you go to 4-channel turning becomes ailerons....also on the RIGHT. Rudder gets moved to the left.
To start with you don't even bother with the rudder once you go to ailerons until you get some control of that. Only then do you start adding the L-rudder.

[iandhunt]

As you may or may nor know, ailerons are roll, and the dx6i is capable of mixing rudder throw with aileron so you can have more control while controlling your planes once you get to the aileron stage. The Super Cub is VERY BASIC to learn on and as our glorious air marshall flydiver said just forget about rudder once you switch to ailerons until you can control the plane.

As you turn try adding a little elevator to help control your turns. By simply using rudder it will cause your wings to dip in the intended direction which can cause the plane to slip downwards. By applying up elevator it might help you coordinate your turns better.

As for advancing to a 4 channel with ailerons.....well, no it won't be difficult if you follow flydivers advice. I didn't have too much of a problem personally because I understood what roll does verses slip and I have the dx6i which allowed rudder mixing to help better coordinate my turns.

Start reading these boards, ask questions when necessary and most importantly, have fun....the Cub is a tough little bird!!!

[garbe]

Thanks very much fellas, appreciate the support and advice. Sorry this response will be pretty brief but wanted to at least pass along my gratitude. Catcha later...best regards!