Re: [RCSE] Histart tales & Lessons

2005-04-19 Thread Steve Meyer
At 11:04 PM 4/18/2005, Jim Deck wrote: - I now ALWAYS do a surface "wiggle" before I launch and ask flying buddies to do the same before they do. One of the early lessons I learned. Before launch, "exercise" the planes servos. It's sort of like a sprinter getting ready to bolt from the blocks.

[RCSE] Histart tales & Lessons

2005-04-18 Thread Jim Deck
I used to fly alone allot. One day, I was flying my now nostalgic Sundancer from a histart. Now, I had developed a rhythm of turn on transmitter, turn on receiver, pull back, hook up and launch. That day, I couldn't seem to get more than 5 minutes and wondered if the plane was out of trim. O