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First recorded activity by BoatBanter: Dec 2014
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Navy Carrier Pilots - Overpaid?
On 2/16/15 7:08 PM, Mr. Luddite wrote:
On 2/16/2015 6:31 PM, wrote:
On Monday, February 16, 2015 at 12:25:26 PM UTC-5, John H. wrote:
The big difference between simulators/real airplanes and RC airplanes
- in sims or
real planes, the nose of the plane is in front of you. With an RC
plane, at least
part of the time, the nose is pointed at you. That means the left and
right controls
are reversed. This, I believe, is what causes the most problems, at
least for me.
Another related difference is that pilots in a real plane has a seat
of the pants, first person view. Not so with RC.
Something that helps newbies to RC is that when the airplane is flying
towards you and the controls are reversed, your can turn your body so
the transmitter is faced the same way as the plane, but look back over
your shoulder at the plane. That way the stick moves to the right,
the plane moves to the right. It's a crutch, but with some more stick
time it'll come naturally.
I don't think there's much at all in common comparing RC flying and
flying a real airplane. Speed scale is totally different. Turns
and maneuvers are not anything close to being realistic to flying an
airplane.
I see it as a fun hobby for many but to compare it to actually flying
an airplane it isn't even close.
What happens when your toy plane crashes? It breaks.
What happens when a real airplane crashes? Death and destruction.
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Proud to be a Liberal.
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