The I'm going out flying thread 2016

[emtp275]

Well I went out alone today, which by the way seems to be when I progress the best as Ill try the same move over and over and then over again with out looking like the dummy that is flopping around in the air. Well any way I have had a few issues with the plane I was taking to Nall and decided to make friends with @ChickenBalls slick to be and just fly it, I got it dialed in to my liking and had way to many amazing pop tops, I took the canopy off after the 4th flight cuz my ignition light started to flicker and i was worried about a loose connection, Well its a good thing that happened as I found a missing battery that i ended up finding at the far aft end of the plane lol no wonder I kept dropping the tail on that last landing.

 

[garlandk]

Your down wind made me think it was an EDF!

Funny thing was....I was at idle lol...

 

[Astrohog]

Funny thing was....I was at idle lol...

I LOVE showing up at the field and the FOGS are all sitting around because it's, "too windy to fly" so I pull out my T-28 and do some backwards landings! LOL too much fun!

I always get at least two, "you can't fly THAT in THIS wind" comments!

Astro

 

[garlandk]

I LOVE showing up at the field and the FOGS are all sitting around because it's, "too windy to fly" so I pull out my T-28 and do some backwards landings! LOL too much fun!

I always get at least two, "you can't fly THAT in THIS wind" comments!

Astro

I really like pushing the limits and showing what these planes can really do in heavy cross winds. Wish more people would go out and learn what the left stick is suppose to do.... I think many people skip that in training and it shows when it is a windy cross wind day! I swear I can't park my airplane in the pits because someone doesn't know what rudder is used for and the plane takes off heading towards the pits....

Luckily at my club we don't have issues with these type of people complaining about 3D flying. They actually love it. I try my best to go out of my way to help the guys that have some issues taking off and landing their planes, because I hate seeing crashed planes no matter who is flying it.

 

[Jetpainter]

Most folks only know the left stick goes up and down, not side to side. I was somewhat guilty of that on my early years of flying, but flying a 3D style airplane broke me of that. Learning to fly helicopters last year really sealed the deal. That has helped my airplane flying as well.

 

[stangflyer]

Left stick? It goes left and right too? Wow... who'd have thunk? Hee hee... I too was one of those "right" stick flyers for many years. Once take off was complete, I totally forgot that the left stick existed. Other than to land. Now days I think I rely as heavily on the left as I do the right. Oh sure, loops and rolls and are all well and good. But hey, lets put in a little rudder and see what she does!!! Hold on to your butts. LOL

 

[49dimes]

Don't NEED no STINKING left stick.

 

[Bluepilot2003]

We have a couple gents who never touch the left stick PERIOD after takeoff. At least they fly warbirds almost exclusively... but I don't think their gas engines know what mid throttle is.

 

[bigblueswope]

I did give the Corps 110% while I was there, but when it came time to cut the ties, I did. I still enjoy traditions and the Marine Corps hymn still makes my eyes water, I think it is the allergies acting up.

Man, where did that come from

The Hymn does it to me too. The older I get the worse my allergies get!

 

[3Dchief]

We have quite a few people at our field that you could just replace the left stick with an on/off switch! You can put money on whatever the plane is doing except taxiing and maybe landing will be done at full maxed out screaming throttle! Have to admit, it makes watching maiden and trim flights fun, plus there is never much to pick up when they lose orientation!