Advanced Instruction Technique

[Andy Hoffer]

@Frank v B , our inspiring CFI, is busy preparing for the resumption of flight instruction once the COVID-19 restrictions hopefully are lifted.  His leading edge aids for eliciting the right flying behaviours should be a real hit with the students!   

Go Frank, go!

Andy

[davidk]

Frank's School of Flying motto... "Floggings will continue until morale improves"

[Andy Hoffer]

Yes!  An ally!!  Great prose @davidk !   

(Have a nice day @Frank v B !!)

Andy

[Andy Hoffer]

I guess it's only fair to show that @Frank v B can actually build beautiful fast planes and fly them superbly!  Notice his expert prop-saving landing.

Amazing what a morning of working with that Hoffer guy does for him!   

Andy

[Frank v B]

Andy,

You are good at something.  Nice photos. Notice full "up" elevator in the last photo.  Andy must have caught it at the point of touch-down.

For those of you who have not seen this model fly, it is ballistic.  It is as fast as an EF-1 pylon racer but it has a deep sound as opposed to the more screaming noise of an EF-1 pylon racer.  It is an enlarged version of the Dick Sarpoulos "Tack Hammer".  Dick did a series of "Hammer" airplanes in the '70's.  The Hammer 20, and 40 kits then a gas (23cc) version called the "Sledge Hammer" and then the "Tack Hammer" for an .049.

This plane is on 4 cells, has an EF- racing motor in it (800 watts) and a 70 amp ESC.  It goes as fast vertically as it flies horizontally.  Large turns.  Bruce hand-launched it both flights since it has poor man's retracts (no wheels).

Am bringing it out again today.

Frank