!2Old2Fly
Key Veteran
Location: Mill Creek, Wa.
My Posts This: Topic Forum | Flaps are fine on a scale bird, great for effect.
But on anything else, bah...
Just focus on slowing down that final approach. Your turn onto final should happen about a 1/2 a runway length down from the runway. When you're on the downwind leg, drop to about 1/4 throttle when you're out about even with the end of the runway (maybe even a little sooner). Then make your turn onto final about 1/2-3/4 of a runway length out. When you pass over the end of the runway, cut the throttle to 0.
You'll have lots of room & time to slow her down, and make a nice nose up, even decent onto the runway.
With practice, you can put em on the mains with the nose wheel still off the ground, and let her settle.
Even more fun is a tail dragger. You grease them in on the mains with the tail still flying, and let it settle as the plain slows. 1/4 & 1/3 scale piper cubs . . . love 'em!
It's all in controlling your speed on final. Flaps really won't teach you to land.
However, I will add again, for a person with your experience level with fixed wing, you're doing great! Keep it up!
Tryan . . like the birdie in the pic. Sweet plane! Gas powered?
Helicopters don't fly, they beat the air into submission. |
