Greetings from Vancouver Island

[davidr8]

Hi everyone. David here. I'm new to the board. I've been flying a Champ for a few months and recently bought a used SC.

Had it out for the first time tonight. Didn't go so well. Combo of too much wind, what I believe are improper control throw and some inexperience.

Once we fish it out of the tree I'll be back at it! 

[renard80]

Welcome aboard, David, and best wishes from the UK.

Please be aware that trees hate RC aircraft. They have developed the bizarre ability to reach out and ensnare innocent aircraft going about their lawful business. It's spooky, really.

Good luck for happy flying with your SC. Once you've got her down . . .

[pasquale91]

Welcome Aboard!

[robert]

Good to see you joined us. Welcome to the greatest wealth of knowledge devoted to the super cub and her relatives.

[davidr8]

Update on the plane: thanks to my good friends and some friendly parks workers who climbed the tree, I have my plane back.

Very little damage, a tiny gouge on the leading edge of the wing and a flattened battery.

Since then it's been pouring rain so I took the time to get the controls set right and familiarize myself with the workings of my Futaba 7C radio.

Now I just need. break in the weather.

[robert]

It's always nice to see that people will go out of their way when an rc plane is involved. There is hope for the human race.

Make sure your control surfaces are moving in the correct directions as part of your pre flight check just to ensure a more hassle free experience.

The cub is super fun to fly once you get through the first few flight jitters and inevitable new pilot errors.

I've learned from some great members up here that each error is a learning experience and each one made is one less you'll have in future flights.

Enjoy your maiden do over as soon as the weather cooperates.

[davidr8]

Thanks Robert, appreciate the support.

I went through the radio and control settings, set them all back to default then set DR at 70% and 10% expo.

I took some pics of my elevator throws because previously I had virtually no down elevator. So the combination of a breeze, no down elevator meant I had reduced ability to actually fly it down. Obviously my inexperience played a role in the tree-Cub meeting but the day before I was flying my Champ in the same wind and really had no control issues.

The plane is new to me, and came fully built. I'm interested in seeing pics of the servos in a stock plane so I can see if mine is close.

[robert]

That's cool that you set it at 70. I did the same for the first few flights and as I got comfortable with the size and dynamics I went to full throws. The down elevator is very important as you know because the cub really likes to climb with just throttle.

I'll try to post some pics of my stock servos later this evening after some stick time with my Trojan and cub.

I'm sure you'll have a great time now that you're dialed in right.

Even though the cub is much bigger than the champ, she still is effected by breezes as it's surface area to weight ratio is quite similar to the little guy.