On Fri, 4 Jan 2002, Dennis Phelan wrote: > Dude, > Try for more time than you got last time! By either keeping the plane set up > the same way and flying better or by making changes to the plane to increase > performance.
I just wanted to know what was possible by current standards. My planes (free flight) have gotten about 15 seconds, and my controled gliders have reached 25 (It's amazing how much time a tree will take off your record. Unless you count being stuck in the tree as indefinite hang time.) My time, sadly, even on a slope, is maxed at 27 seconds. Due in no way to the design of the Bug glider I had built (which I really should repair. If any of you build one, don't try to DS it on the back side of a sand dune, especially when you don't mean to. And if you do, don't go for the catch. And if you do go for the catch and you miss, don't drive it into a beach chair. That little birch dowle LE just isn't made for demolition derby.) , nor due to the construction, which I think was pretty good, especially when the fuse was reinforced with CF and glass and the weight was still 4.2 oz. It was all due to little crappy hesitations in piloting. I imagine those wrinkles will get ironed out eventually, but the "Uhhh...is right right, or is right left?" pause is a real record attempt wrecker. -J > > Dennis > --- Monkey King <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > How much dead air time can be gotten out of most planes? That is, no > > thermal, just a big circle around your body (or a straight line, if the > > wind is obdurate) in normal, horizontal wind. I'm certain that my times > > are well below those of more experienced individuals', but I'd like to > > know what to shoot for. > > > > -J > > > > RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and > > "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Send your FREE holiday greetings online! > http://greetings.yahoo.com > RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and >"unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
