My only objection is a personal preference regarding choice of radio and how it is setup. Granted most slopers using two channels put the rudder on the right with the elevator. I have done this myself many times, but I learned to fly the rudder on the left BEFORE doing this, If you never intend to be anything other than a one handed two channel slope junkie fine. If you ever plan on transitioning to four channel aircraft, especially scale or power planes, do yourself a favor and learn what the rudder does and learn to use it with your left hand. You will be a better pilot for the time invested. And as a bonus when you add ailerons you won't have to learn all over again when you put the rudder back on the left, and discover yaw is different than roll. A better idea yet, although sacrelidge on a soaring site perhaps, is start out with a four channel power gas or electric trainer and learn to fly the way real airplanes fly. Learn all axis of control and how they affect an aircraft, and while you are doing this you will no doubt be learning to fly a pattern around the field. This is good discipline for almost any fun fly or event other than a TD event. One of the biggest problems we have had at Elmira was getting everyone to fly the same direction in the landing pattern and landing paralell to the flight line. The learning curve may be steeper by a bit, but the benefits will last a lifetime. John Derstine E-mail; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Scale Soaring: http://www.Geocities.com/~scalesoar -----Original Message----- From: Woods,Nathan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, December 07, 1999 2:20 PM To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' Cc: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'; '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' Subject: [RCSE] RE: RCSDisgest's Christmas Gift to the Gang Regarding the handout document. I liked it and thought it was a great idea. My suggestions are: 1. Not be so specific to DAW stuff. They are good, but not the only manufacture of foamie kits. I would prefer more generic references like "Warbird" or "Wing," Accompanied by a more complete list at the end. 2. What about flatlanders? I don't recall much mention for inland guys who must fly thermal or HLG. There are several great ways to get started in this hobby via that avenue also (Skeeter, Dragonette, Javelin, TG-3, Highlander) 3. Include more weblinks to additional info. Granted, this could add a whole other page, but a what a great reference! Nathan Woods Temple Hill Slope Squadron Orange, California [EMAIL PROTECTED] Check out the THSS Website at: http://home.earthlink.net/~windrider007/index.html 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]
