RE: Pre-Maiden Jitters
Thanks for the replies guys!
Posted on: 8/28/2012 5:58 PM by Author "Microz" in the forum "Beginners"
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RE: Pre-Maiden Jitters
[quote]ORIGINAL: Jacobs Jasta 7 [quote]ORIGINAL: Microz [quote]ORIGINAL: Jacobs Jasta 7 [quote]ORIGINAL: countilaw The best way to get rid of the maiden flight jitters is to learn to fly, and learn to fly correctly. Too many new pilots get planes that are above their ability to fly. I see too many new comers buying mustangs, P-40s, and the like thinking they can fly
Posted on: 8/27/2012 6:23 PM by Author "Microz" in the forum "Beginners"
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RE: Pre-Maiden Jitters
[quote]ORIGINAL: Jacobs Jasta 7 [quote]ORIGINAL: countilaw The best way to get rid of the maiden flight jitters is to learn to fly, and learn to fly correctly. Too many new pilots get planes that are above their ability to fly. I see too many new comers buying mustangs, P-40s, and the like thinking they can fly them. It's best to start with a trainer and getting good with it. Then moving to a more intermediat plane and getting good with it. Once you are good at the controls and you have cofidence in your ability, the jitters go away. You then experience ''excitment''. Frank [/quote] I agree to a point Frank, everyones learning curve is different, and it's not up to anyone to say if he or she is ready to handle whatever plane IMO. I've seen newbies on a warbird the second year in, and not crash it. I've been flying about 10 years and I still get the jitters at times. Also I fly scale and some of my planes have taken a year to build. Also every first flight of every Spring my hands start to sweat a little. So to the OP I say you are right where your supposed to be and it is OK. I read somewhere someone older with a heart condition got a heart attack flying his RC airplane for the first time. He started feeling pains in his chest, managed to land the plane safely then dropped dead. It's rare, I wouldn't worry about it. Just focus on your airplane and watch what it does. Practice keeping your wings level and practice keeping your turns smooth. Remember to be nice and easy with your control movements (keep it smooth and gental). If it seems too much, just yell and have someone take over that has more experience. Another thing you can do is teather up with a instructor just in case. Me if I get stage fright at a big event, I just try to picture everyone naked. [:D] Pete [/quote] Okay im only 15 but this has me concerned...i can DIE from being too nervous!?!?!?!?!?
Posted on: 8/26/2012 5:26 PM by Author "Microz" in the forum "Beginners"
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RE: What size of RC planes do you like?
scottrc- See, I'm the opposite. I feel the larger planes give me more "tension" where as the smaller ones are just plain old fun and awesomeness to me. :D Livewire- Whoa...now THAT is old!!!
Posted on: 8/24/2012 7:15 PM by Author "Microz" in the forum "The Clubhouse"
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RE: What size of RC planes do you like?
Iflyem35- Ah okay thanks for the clarification. Those are some BIG planes you got there!!!! Holy crap!!! oldbassard- Thanks for the reply! Seems like you've flown a good variety of plane sizes over the years. glowplugboy- Wow that seems like a while back. Was probably really expensive at that time as well. You've been in this hobby a while then im sure.
Posted on: 8/24/2012 11:43 AM by Author "Microz" in the forum "The Clubhouse"
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RE: What size of RC planes do you like?
wesaysoracing- You've got a nice variety there then. drdoom- You must have a pretty good variety of planes then too. :) JohnVH- WOW THATS A BIG PLANE!!! Would hate to crash that....:D Juanjulian- You know, I think I have a nostalgia to small planes as well since i learned on the micros. Kurt2022- You must have some big doorways then...I hit the tail of my Sensei which only has a 58" WS on doors. [X(] Live Wire- whoa...thats a pretty old car you got there. :D jchoresjeff- 50cc...what WS do they typically have? Speedy-Gonzales- Fully agree about the trailer part. dadragon- 76" is considered micro!!! [X(] Oh gosh...my planes are considered microSCOPIC then. :D Tommygun- Ah yeah it must be hard for you to get out and fly then. How big is the area you fly in? I end up having to fly my larger parkzone planes at the club field...
Posted on: 8/23/2012 9:48 PM by Author "Microz" in the forum "The Clubhouse"
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RE: What size of RC planes do you like?
tony0707- Yes if you are not enjoying it...something is wrong. :) Arcticcatrider- Oh well then they must not cost too much if you can use that type of equipment. Prop_Washer2- hahaha now that may just work. [:)]
Posted on: 8/23/2012 10:05 AM by Author "Microz" in the forum "The Clubhouse"
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RE: What size of RC planes do you like?
Thanks for all the replies guys! I dont know why, but it just interests me to hear what others prefer to fly.
Posted on: 8/23/2012 8:52 AM by Author "Microz" in the forum "The Clubhouse"
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RE: What size of RC planes do you like?
[quote]ORIGINAL: Johnny_Zero [quote]ORIGINAL: Microz Hey. Just thought it would be interesting to hear what size of RC planes you guys out there like. Me personally, I like micro rc planes such as the parkzone Ultra Micros and E-flite Ultra Micro Extremes (hence my username :D). One reason is because they are so small that its easy to store and transport them. They also aren't very costly
Posted on: 8/22/2012 9:05 PM by Author "Microz" in the forum "The Clubhouse"
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RE: What size of RC planes do you like?
[quote]ORIGINAL: Johnny_Zero [quote]ORIGINAL: Microz You must transport them in a pick up truck or maybe a very large SUV then! I transport my planes in a Volkswagen Jetta so you get the idea...:D [/quote] Thought you said that you are 15. Just how do YOU transport your planes without a drivers license? [/quote] My daddy is the driver. :D
Posted on: 8/22/2012 9:04 PM by Author "Microz" in the forum "The Clubhouse"
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RE: What size of RC planes do you like?
[quote]ORIGINAL: VF84sluggo [quote]ORIGINAL: Microz Yeah thats actually very true. They bounce around quite a bit in the wind and landing, unlike my two larger planes, but I've heard this new AS3X technology is supposed to smoothen it out? (wind that is..not landing bounce).[/quote] I like big planes, have .60 size Hellcat, and up to a 1/5.5 Skymaster L-39. But, I just got for a birthday
Posted on: 8/22/2012 7:52 PM by Author "Microz" in the forum "The Clubhouse"
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RE: What size of RC planes do you like?
Whoa...5 planes in an Impala...NICE!!! :D Yeah I noticed that with gassers the upfront price is pretty high. Glow is more expensive in the long run im going to guess? I'm an electric only person, and electric isn't too bad...except for the fact that you need more than one battery...thats where it gets expensive.
Posted on: 8/22/2012 4:51 PM by Author "Microz" in the forum "The Clubhouse"
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RE: What size of RC planes do you like?
Man im probably the only micro flyer around here! :D Oh well. :D So since all of you fly larger planes, do you guys have to spend a good bit of money to keep them up and running?
Posted on: 8/22/2012 4:19 PM by Author "Microz" in the forum "The Clubhouse"
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RE: What size of RC planes do you like?
oneaew- Ah okay i see. I don't have a pick up, but i guess it would be much easier if i did. zx32tt- I've seen some 30% and 40% gassers at the field with smoke systems installed, and man is it awesome!!! raptureboy- I've never tried helis before...are they fun to fly? hsukaria- Yes I don't have any indoor areas either, but I've been able to deal with winds at the most of 5mph with my micros. That gasser must have no problem getting through wind!!!! I agree with you about the amount of planes...although, its very easy to keep all my micros in good shape since its so cheap to replace parts, its no big deal. Thats why i only have two larger planes...it would be kind of expensive for me personally to have more than that.
Posted on: 8/22/2012 11:13 AM by Author "Microz" in the forum "The Clubhouse"
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RE: What size of RC planes do you like?
[quote]ORIGINAL: Luchnia Nice hangar. I fly from 40 glow to 50cc gas and out of all of the planes I have my favorite size are the 30cc gassers. They fit the bill perfectly for me. Easy to setup, economical, easy to see, good stability in wind, and not bad for hauling either. I get two of those in my van plus two glows if I want. The larger 50cc planes are a bit more time consuming and really don't offer up all that much additional for me. For something just to grab and fly I think the 40 to 90 size glows are fun as well. For fun fly events I only fly the smaller glow planes as I don't have much investment there. [/quote] Thats amazing how you can fit 4 of those big planes (bigger than mine anyway) in there...how do you do that?!?!? Seems many of you on here can fit a good amount of big planes into your vehicle. Heres a picture of my fleet by the way. :) :) :) :) Flyzone Sensei Ember 2 (I need to rebuild that) Micro T-28 (being rebuilt today when the parts come in) Hobbyzone Champ Parkzone P47
Posted on: 8/22/2012 9:55 AM by Author "Microz" in the forum "The Clubhouse"
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RE: What size of RC planes do you like?
[quote]ORIGINAL: slee Great topic. I build and fly and prefer larger scale models. I am into WW1 scale building. I have 3 1/3 scale ww1 planes and several 1/4 scale models. But-I also have the e-flight DR1, Spad and a small foam Sopwith Pup. It's nice to have the option of flying both small electrics and large scale. Again, I prefer the larger scale models, but there certainly is a place for the small models as well. [/quote] Wow those are some nice looking bipes you got there! Yeah I'm primairly into the micro stuff, but i guess having those two "larger" planes I have is a good thing since when i feel like flying something a little bigger, i can just take one of them out and fly them.
Posted on: 8/22/2012 9:00 AM by Author "Microz" in the forum "The Clubhouse"
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RE: What size of RC planes do you like?
[quote]ORIGINAL: flycatch Bottom line, do you want something that resembles it full scale counterpart and fly accordingly. Or do you want a gnat that flys like a fly. [/quote] Well thats why you need to know how to fly a micro...i can make mine fly very scale actually.
Posted on: 8/22/2012 8:51 AM by Author "Microz" in the forum "The Clubhouse"
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RE: What size of RC planes do you like?
Carellh- Im curious...how do you get these to fit? I can barely fit my sensei, P47, and a couple micros in my car. Yeah I don't mind seeing the bigger stuff fly either, its just i wouldn't want to own one...I don't hate them, they just aren't suited for me. Thrawn150- Yeah I've seen some 40 - 1.50 size electric, and they looked really good. I've got all foamies, so its tough to make them look as good as a balsa model (assuming yours are balsa? I think most larger ones are...), but I don't really mind...I just care if it looks close to scale.
Posted on: 8/22/2012 8:21 AM by Author "Microz" in the forum "The Clubhouse"
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RE: What size of RC planes do you like?
Wow, a lot of you seem to fly pretty big planes. For some reason, those bigger planes don't really appeal to me...not sure why. But hey, everyone likes their own size of planes. :)
Posted on: 8/22/2012 8:00 AM by Author "Microz" in the forum "The Clubhouse"
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RE: What size of RC planes do you like?
acerc- yeah its really big compared to micros. guver- You must have a really big backyard then...dang...i wish i had one that size!
Posted on: 8/21/2012 8:23 PM by Author "Microz" in the forum "The Clubhouse"
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RE: What size of RC planes do you like?
Wow those must be really big!
Posted on: 8/21/2012 4:19 PM by Author "Microz" in the forum "The Clubhouse"
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RE: What size of RC planes do you like?
Jollypopper- Yeah it must take some time to assemble and disassemble those large planes! Topspin- Yeah the smaller ones are just pretty nice to me. IMMA...WHOA!!! Those are some big planes!
Posted on: 8/21/2012 3:50 PM by Author "Microz" in the forum "The Clubhouse"
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RE: Hyundai vs. Mercedes C230
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Posted on: 8/21/2012 2:04 PM by Author "Microz" in the forum "Off Topic Forum - Cars, Trucks, Buggies and more"
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RE: What size of RC planes do you like?
You must transport them in a pick up truck or maybe a very large SUV then! I transport my planes in a Volkswagen Jetta so you get the idea...:D
Posted on: 8/21/2012 2:01 PM by Author "Microz" in the forum "The Clubhouse"
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RE: What size of RC planes do you like?
Yeah thats actually very true. They bounce around quite a bit in the wind and landing, unlike my two larger planes, but I've heard this new AS3X technology is supposed to smoothen it out? (wind that is..not landing bounce). And you know, I do like my larger planes just as much as my micros, its just that the price tag is much higher...not to mention when you crash!!! [:@] I guess then i like micros and "larger" electrics ranging from 30" to 46" WS (not sure of the "technical" term... )
Posted on: 8/21/2012 11:57 AM by Author "Microz" in the forum "The Clubhouse"
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What size of RC planes do you like?
Hey. Just thought it would be interesting to hear what size of RC planes you guys out there like. Me personally, I like micro rc planes such as the parkzone Ultra Micros and E-flite Ultra Micro Extremes (hence my username :D). One reason is because they are so small that its easy to store and transport them. They also aren't very costly which is a big concern for me being only 15 years old. When you crash...theres a very low chance that you will break something, and when you do, a little glue and you are back up in the air! Batteries are small and cheap, no need to buy $40 batteries or batteries that look like huge bricks!!! :D There is also no need to join a club. You can fly these almost anywhere...i prefer a school field. So what size or RC planes do you like and why?
Posted on: 8/21/2012 11:16 AM by Author "Microz" in the forum "The Clubhouse"
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RE: Pre-Maiden Jitters
thanks guys. I ended up not going to the field yesterday because it began raining. :( Oh and when i said i pulled the stick down, I meant that i pushed it up to get the plane to come down hehehe. Hopefully sometime this week i can take the P47 out.
Posted on: 8/20/2012 7:37 AM by Author "Microz" in the forum "Beginners"
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RE: What's Your R/C Story
Or maybe nobody else has a RC story and they were just born with it...[X(]
Posted on: 8/19/2012 8:07 PM by Author "Microz" in the forum "RC Electric Off-Road Trucks, Buggies, Truggies and more"
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RE: I went crawling... lol
[quote]ORIGINAL: nitrosportsandrunner [quote]ORIGINAL: Microz Yeah thats probably why. My house is two stories so i cant get onto the roof for the life of me! :D [/quote] just toss the truck up there (and hope it lands on its wheels) [:)] [/quote] Hehehehe I dont think my parents would like that. :D
Posted on: 8/19/2012 5:54 PM by Author "Microz" in the forum "RC Car General Discussions"
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RE: Pre-Maiden Jitters
Thanks Jester! Yeah I'll see if there are any other pilots there who are experienced...winds are very low today so it should be good.
Posted on: 8/19/2012 1:10 PM by Author "Microz" in the forum "Beginners"
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