On 2/17/15 7:27 PM, Abit Loco wrote:
On Tue, 17 Feb 2015 19:00:07 -0500, "Mr. Luddite"
wrote:

On 2/17/2015 6:05 PM, Abit Loco wrote:
On Tue, 17 Feb 2015 16:28:55 -0500, "Mr. Luddite"
wrote:

On 2/17/2015 12:16 PM, Abit Loco wrote:
On Mon, 16 Feb 2015 19:08:08 -0500, "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.


Many of the airplanes flown at our field fly in excess of 100mph -
and that's
measured by radar.

One of our guys has one of these:
http://www.modelairplanenews.com/blo...ini-radar-gun/


They measure real speed, not scale speed.

Since I've never flown a real airplane, I can't argue your 'turns
and maneuvers'
statement. I know that if I bank my airplane using the ailerons
and don't give it
some up elevator, it will head for the dirt. Perhaps you could
tell us what the big
differences are.

I'm thinking the biggest difference is that my crash isn't going
to kill anyone. Oh,
and my pre-flight checklist is shorter!


An introductory flight lesson is cheap. Used to be about $50 for a
half
hour but maybe it's gone up now.

If the CFI is halfway comfortable with how you follow directions,
he'll
let you taxi, take off and "fly the pattern". He'll land it
although he
may let you think you did.

Do that and then come back and tell me how similar RC flying is to
actually flying a real aircraft. You may be surprised. Flying a
real airplane might be simpler.


Geezie Pete - this is getting you wrapped around an axle, isn't it.

While in Vietnam I was lucky enough to go up in an OV-10 for a three
hour flight. The
pilot was nice enough to let me fly the plane for about a half hour
after flying our
missions.

There are a lot of similarities, especially in the controls. Pulling
the stick back
on the OV-10 does the same thing as pulling the stick back on the RC
xmtr. And, not
giving the plane some throttle when doing so could cause a stall -
as the OV-10 pilot
told me. Only his words were, "Do you want to crash?" Me, "No". Him,
"Well you'd
better give it some throttle."

There were a tremendous number of similarities.

Was it the same as flying an RC aircraft? Hell no. But, it was a tad
more difficult
than steering a train.



Not me getting wrapped around an axle. You are the one who thinks
flying RC airplanes is like flying a real one.

Putting words in my mouth, are you? Shame on you.

So you took the controls of an airplane after it took off and was flying
straight and level. I did that when I was 10 years old with a pilot
friend of my father.

I've never proclaimed myself to be the pilot you are.

Try "the hood". The hood is a device that you wear that limits your
field of view to the inside of the airplane only. All you can see is
the instruments. Your instructor will take control of the airplane and
put it in an unusual attitude meaning it may be banked over and
descending or in a banked climb nearing stall. He'll then say, "Your
plane" and you learn to recover using instruments only with no ground
reference. When you are in a banked turn, you can't tell by the seat
of your pants. The airplane could be standing on one wing tip and you
wouldn't know other than by instruments.


Don't need to. Not interested in getting a 'real' pilot's license. I
have a hard
enough time with RC planes - as do a lot of 'real' pilots, and I'm not
talking piper
cub guys.


Yet just a few posts ago you were asking what the "differences" are.