Ever hear of something called a preflight check?
It scares the bejesus out of me when I see (or hear about) a pilot with a
brand new 50-70Oz plane just hook it up to the winch/high start and launch
away. You forget things, you overlook things, you could kill someone.
<stepping UP on soapbox>
Take a second (OK, more like a minute) and look over the plane, wiggle the
controls, check the CG. If someone else is there, ask the to do it. They
might see something obvious you have gotten used to.
<Hopping DOWN>
Tom (who speaks from experience of one very dead HLG (thank goodness it was
light!))
----- Original Message -----
From: "michael morjoseph" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Gary & Tracy Humphrey" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, June 29, 2001 4:02 AM
Subject: Re: [RCSE] Artemis conventional stab plane
> Well I flew one for the first time on Monday it was brand new to the new
> owner guess what he had both ailerons going up!! <snip>
>after redueing the servo the right way I took it up
> the tow this time it flew alot better but it still needs maybe some more
> flaperon mixed in had alot of rudder already it was kind of wierd flying
so
> I added 1 oz of weight then it started coming to life!!
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