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Originally Posted by Seeker
I crashed my radio controlled plane this morning  I think I've finally realised that this is one skill that needs some tuition - there's no room for making mistakes. The take off was ok and I was flying at about 75 feet (too low really), I did a gentle left turn without a problem and then tried to bring it back down wind when gravity stepped in because of what it saw as a violation and the plane met a turnip field at a rather acute angle.
The propeller was smashed and the wings are back into two pieces with a chunk missing out of one aileron. I think it's fixable.
Then a lady pulled up in a land rover and berated me for trespass, fortunately I had asked the farmer (her uncle, as it transpired) for permission but he hadn't mentioned it to her. It ended up in one of those typically British things where we both apologise as much as possible.
Still, she did inform me that there was a flying club in another corner of the airfield and she will text me their number.
It was 49 years ago on the same airfield when I last crashed in another rash "I can do this on my own" moment. Well, apparently, I can't, there are times you need help (and I hate asking). |
You need one (or more ) of these
http://www.theparkpilot.org/stabilization-systems
Some purists would call it cheating, (
https://www.rcgroups.com/forums/show...izer-YES-OR-NO ) but if it prevents expensive and demoralising crashes - who cares. Have you considered a drone - they have these as standard.. (doubt if they would be controllable otherwise).
There is one in pretty much every cell phone on the planet, that is how the phone knows to rotate the screen when phone is rotated.