Timed today, with a second hand on the clock, at 3000' cruising at 135mph straight and level, I released the control stick for hands off flight. I did not touch the stick again until exactly 60 seconds had passed. Yes, one full minute of hands off flying and I could have gone longer. After about 40 seconds, the plane descended 50' and then began a gradual climb to 50' above release altitude. It was at the end of that climb that I took control of the stick. I also tried hands off turns and it would stay in the turn just as it was when I released the grip with eventual gradual wing leveling. Way too cool......
Mark Jones (N886MJ...FIRST FLIGHT made 3-20-2005) Wales, WI USA E-mail me at flyk...@wi.rr.com Visit my KR-2S CorvAIRCRAFT web site at http://mywebpage.netscape.com/n886mj/homepage.html
