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Toronto Electric Model Aviation Club (TEMAC) => Flight Instruction => Topic started by: thehaze on August 02, 2016, 12:18:56 PM

Title: Landing Tips
Post by: thehaze on August 02, 2016, 12:18:56 PM
A good read!

http://www.modelairplanenews.com/blog/2016/07/28/blog20140408land-like-a-pro/

Title: Re: Landing Tips
Post by: sihinch on August 02, 2016, 12:22:31 PM
So you're not meant to just cut the throttle and hope?  ;D
Title: Re: Landing Tips
Post by: thehaze on August 02, 2016, 02:33:35 PM
Tell me about it! Up until I read the article my best advice for landing consisted of:

1. Wheels should be pointing down
2. Power should be set between zero and just slightly below rip the wheels off.
3. Pray the balsa Gods aren't in need of a sacrifice