Re: [RCSE] Bored power pilots?

2002-07-10 Thread J.P. Morere
What taught me to fly rudder (and throttle) was flying helicopters many years ago - before the age of gyros. You ABSULUTELY HAVE TO FLY all four primary controls all the time with those beasts. When I went back to fixed wing, I was flying for a couple of weeks before I realized (about a 500

Re: [RCSE] Bored power pilots?

2002-07-10 Thread J.P. Morere
I agree that just plain sport flying can get boring rather quickly. If you REALLY want a thrill flying power, then try COMBAT! The current crop of Open 'B' planes are very quick to build, fly great and don't cost too much either. Try joining 6 or 8 of these in the air pulling 30 foot

Re: [RCSE] Bored power pilots?

2002-07-08 Thread Gregory Morris
There has been several posts on how flying sailplanes can help you become a better pilot. I couldn't agree more. However if you want to become one of the elite pilots you MUST learn to use the rudder (on full house ships of course). Uncouple the aileron mix and go for it. I took me about a year

RE: [RCSE] Bored power pilots?

2002-07-08 Thread Bob Rice
4:58 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [RCSE] Bored power pilots? There has been several posts on how flying sailplanes can help you become a better pilot. I couldn't agree more. However if you want to become one of the elite pilots you MUST learn to use the rudder (on full