Twisted Hobbys Owner's Thread!!

[wedoitall]

gotta run 10 more packs this evening, including a couple after dark..... YEA! *fist pumps have i mentioned how much i love my TH edge?

have a couple of questions.
1. what do you do in a hover when you get start wing rock? do i pull out and start over or is there something i can do to correct? the controls are very sensitive when this happens on my plane
2. whats the easiest way to start a flat spin? not quite sure on how to do it. i could do some ugly ones this eveing. seemed like i had trouble getting it started and ending. was decent in the middle portion of the spin.

 

[Santi8]

When learning to hover and rolling harriers, I set up a low rate with between half and 3/4 throw to slow down movements and prevent over correcting on this touchy plane. While I usually fly in high rates, the low rates switch will help stabilize while you learn.

 

[wedoitall]

i tried low rates a couple of times the other day. seemed like i had a harder time with it. but im gonna try again tomorrow, just on low rates and look at the throws between half and 3/4. i measured(if i remember right) high at 40 degree angle med. rate 30 and low at about 20. when i get the "sweet spot" on throttle i can hold them pretty decent. today, out of, id say 50 or so attempts to hover it wing rocked on me 8 or 10 times pretty bad.

aight say im hovering and the plane is wanting to pull to the right or left some. i usually correct with rudder(sometimes with alil aeliron if shes trying to roll) and blip throttle up just alil . is that the right way?

 

[Santi8]

Sounds like you are on the right path, you'll get the hang of it with the crack! Just takes some practice! Blipping the throttle does help me though.

 

[Santi8]

Make sure you check your balance inverted, I was very tail heavy when I started and it really hurt the performance. Trim at 3/4 throttle, then when level, flip inverted and the plane should slowly descend. If it stays straight, that is a good neutral balance and will work as well. If it climbs, move the pack forward and try again.

 

[wedoitall]

yea i had a few cg problems first 2 sessions .....i was using a great planes cg machine and i guess the TH was too light for it to balance correctly. after i went with some pencils in a 2x4 block havent really had problems. i did cut my hole for my lipos alil bigger so i could play with cg somewhat but i think i have it there. i have her pretty much straight when inverted. isnt there a way to tweak cg even further in KE? it seems to track pretty decent in KE but i want better than decent hehe

 

[Santi8]

With a foam plane like this, KE mixing is a bit of a waste. If you are having issues with ke, your balance is probably still off. Make sure you are trimmed perfectly at 3/4 throttle, then flip over, you may be surprised how far up your pack will go. I used Velcro until I had the cg right. Don't use any machine, just feel it out inverted. Inverted and ke will tell you a lot about your balance assuming everything else is set up properly.

 

[wedoitall]

thanks man. my ke seemed fine today one time i made 6 circles around the field, seemed to track pretty straight. this plane makes me look like a better pilot than i am. lol

 

[cwojcik]

Here's a teaser video of the Crack Yak Mini!

[video=youtube;laYZoA9Ha0U]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=laYZoA9Ha0U[/video]

 

[Manta]

Saweet!!!! Want!