Bird of Time - my thoughts about sloping it at BR
Details here http://www.dynaflite.com/airplanes/gpma1052.html
Review here http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=176793
My thoughts on this for BR, for those who maybe interested:
This one plane is one hell of a floater. Period.
Flying the BOT
LOL, that is not all of course. It is really easy to fly and I think this is the perfect poison anyone can give (Thanks Joe/ Reuben) to for starting sloping at BR. It floats well, with no bad habits and naturally wants to windvane into the wind (good for those who are learning the trick). For the multiple sessions I have been spending at BR, I spent 4 flights all lasting above an hour lol. In these flights, I have seen planes of all sorts taking off and landing, some because of conditions not being optimal, some taking a break etc, Mostly I will say when the conditions are not favourable, the BOT is one of the few that will be able to fly and "linger" a bit till the thermal or wind lift comes back. A lot of the folks are saying this will bore me to death but I still like it very much (Honestly, a good break from 3D and speed stuff for me)
Hunting for lift
Learning to thermal with this plane is easy too, it makes very pronounced bump or escalates quite dramatically letting you know exactly where it hits you. While I learnt is that while looking for one, thermals tended to push you away too. So when I see a bump and a push away, I fly it back the same spot for confirmation and try to circle that area for lift. Works all the time. Apart from hunting for thermal and learning to slope, I was introduced to doing loops by Joe and Dennis. The BOT can be dived (not too much and too fast) to gain some speed and I am pleasantly surprised it can do multiple loops (some good fun really), in fact I did 7-8 in one such dive continuously.
Landing:
For this part, this is a nightmare if you are new to sloping lol. Because this is a RE glider. Steering it low and trying to line for a landing can be quite hairy considering that it is a real floater. My only advice is to keep at it with numerous attempt and commit the landing only when you think it is ok lol. That works for me and for most part entertains the crowd at BR keke.
Details here http://www.dynaflite.com/airplanes/gpma1052.html
Review here http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=176793
My thoughts on this for BR, for those who maybe interested:
This one plane is one hell of a floater. Period.
Flying the BOT
LOL, that is not all of course. It is really easy to fly and I think this is the perfect poison anyone can give (Thanks Joe/ Reuben) to for starting sloping at BR. It floats well, with no bad habits and naturally wants to windvane into the wind (good for those who are learning the trick). For the multiple sessions I have been spending at BR, I spent 4 flights all lasting above an hour lol. In these flights, I have seen planes of all sorts taking off and landing, some because of conditions not being optimal, some taking a break etc, Mostly I will say when the conditions are not favourable, the BOT is one of the few that will be able to fly and "linger" a bit till the thermal or wind lift comes back. A lot of the folks are saying this will bore me to death but I still like it very much (Honestly, a good break from 3D and speed stuff for me)
Hunting for lift
Learning to thermal with this plane is easy too, it makes very pronounced bump or escalates quite dramatically letting you know exactly where it hits you. While I learnt is that while looking for one, thermals tended to push you away too. So when I see a bump and a push away, I fly it back the same spot for confirmation and try to circle that area for lift. Works all the time. Apart from hunting for thermal and learning to slope, I was introduced to doing loops by Joe and Dennis. The BOT can be dived (not too much and too fast) to gain some speed and I am pleasantly surprised it can do multiple loops (some good fun really), in fact I did 7-8 in one such dive continuously.
Landing:
For this part, this is a nightmare if you are new to sloping lol. Because this is a RE glider. Steering it low and trying to line for a landing can be quite hairy considering that it is a real floater. My only advice is to keep at it with numerous attempt and commit the landing only when you think it is ok lol. That works for me and for most part entertains the crowd at BR keke.
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