Ya. I can roll better to the right and make better left turns than right. Go figure. Practice, practice, practice. Charles. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Clifford Schwinger" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "RCSE" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, May 14, 2001 6:09 PM Subject: [RCSE] flying question > While flying in the ECHLC contest last week I noticed something about a > "habit" I seem to have developed. I seem to be able to circle my > sailplanes better when flying in a left-hand circle as opposed to flying > in a right-hand circle. I never really noticed this habit before the > ECHLC - probably 'cause until recently I flew poorly no matter which way > I was turning. Now I really seem to be in a "groove" when I turn left, > but I feel like I'm fumbling all over the place when I turn right. > > There was flight where I chucked my Lil' Bird right into a thermal and > started circling right. As the plane started climbing I said to myself, > "oops, I'm turning in the wrong direction", whereupon I proceeded to fly > out of the thermal to change the direction of my turn. I was unable to > work my way back into the bubble of rising air and I had a short flight. > It was then that I realized that my tendency to prefer circling "left" > was not only a habit, it was a bad habit! > > I know that I can overcome this bad habit with practice, but I am > wondering if I will always have a preference to turn in one direction as > opposed to another. Do any of you other glider guiders also have a > "favored" turn direction? > > Cliff > 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]
