Handcatching DLG is so much nicer! I'm hooked.
Chris ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bill Malvey" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, October 16, 2002 8:39 AM Subject: Re: [RCSE] My Visalia "shot down by a skeg experience!" > On 10/15/02 11:24 PM, "Chris Adams" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > To ALL, > > > > I saw several people who had stitches in their hands from skegs at Visalia. > > So much so that if the AMA was concerned Skegs would be eliminated. This > > basically shows that while the skegs appear to be blunt enough to stop the > > planes, they are significantly dangerous to be eliminated. > > > I wonder what we would have to worry about if people were not trying to > catch their planes. I have a theory that only 3 things can happen when you > try to catch a plane, and TWO of them are bad. Skegs have a purpose and for > that they work great. Trying to be cool and catch your plane does nothing > but expose you to injury. > > John Roe had a good point as well. Set your plane up as simply as possible > to lessen the pilot work load. I now have only a single switch to worry > about. I switch off launch mode just before the zoom. All this does is bring > up the launch flaps. I still always have full flap authority all the time, > no switches for landing mode, etc. > > I turn off the launch flaps at the zoom with one switch and then the only > switches I have are for camber and reflex, but again, I always have the > plane ready to land with the full 90 flaps available. > > Works for me. Plus I never try to catch the damn thing, I have a hard enough > time just getting it back to earth, let alone my hand. > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Bill Malvey > > > > > RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format with MIME turned off. > RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format with MIME turned off.
