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Old July 19th 04, 10:37 PM
Mark James Boyd
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I recently flew with a student (who was transitioning from power)
in good thermals, After an hour, we had to land because both of us
were woozy from his use (?) of rudder. In the Blanik it was
fine. In the 2-33 (with a forward C.G.),
he slipped a lot (not enough rudder during
high roll rates or vs. overbanking).

At the end of that hour, RC looked like a pretty good option to me!

F.L. Whiteley wrote:

We have a club nearby that flies large scale RC (we also have a large scale
rocketry group around too according to the occasional NOTAM). Most of those
I've spoken with would rather stay on the ground, despite the fact that it
would be cheaper to learn to fly gliders than fly RC at those scales.
Perhaps their learning phase was more agonizing or traumatic, having
witnessed an impact or two and being thankful they weren't aboard. One such
recently joined our club and completed his license, so there's hope.

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Mark Boyd
Avenal, California, USA
 




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