David Megginson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Martin Spott writes: > > I found it not to be too difficult. I consider the yoke of a C172 > > as the major hurdle: You push it but you get only miminal feedback > > if it really moves of if it's just you wrist that is twisting a few > > millimeters. I'll try to have plane with stick the next time so I > > get a feeling for the difference.
> The trim wheel makes a big difference: you always want to set the yoke > so that the horizon is in the right place, then immediately trim off > all pressure. As long as you're holding the yoke loosely with only > your thumb and index finger (with your left elbow on the armrest), > you'll develop a good sensitivity for fine control pressures. > That said, if you're getting a bit of play [...] Nope, no play at all, everything's running smooth. I simply was missing a reverence point for the movement of my hand. Maybe things are gonna be easier when I get used to utilize the trim and armrest. When you have a stick then you can have your leg as a reference, this is quite easy to understand, even for a beginner ;-) > You might find that it gets a bit harder, even VFR, when you have more > to distract you (radio work, scanning for traffic, maps and > navigation, E6B calculations, etc.) but it still sounds like you have > a lot of good, natural ability. What time of day did you fly? Afternoon, takeoff at 19:12. There are a lot of motorway junctions around that appear to generate turbulences because they continue to heat the air at the evening when everything starts to cool down. Same with the edge of the brown coal mining - this is a hole in the surface that is several hundred meters deep any many kilometers large. Quite a funny experience, Martin. -- Unix _IS_ user friendly - it's just selective about who its friends are ! -------------------------------------------------------------------------- _______________________________________________ Flightgear-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.flightgear.org/mailman/listinfo/flightgear-devel
