Carl Farrington wrote:
> Carl Farrington wrote:
>> Carl Farrington wrote:
>>> (on Phoenix, with both the Trex 450 3D and a Raptor 50 3D..)
>>> This is bugging the hell out of me. I was practicing funnels
>>> yesterday and doing OKish.. (OK, I was well chuffed..) I sort of
>>> started doing them by accident whilst practicing sharp (heli on side)
>>> turns.
>>>
>>> Anyway, what's happening now is that I fly the heli sideways, like a
>>> fast sideways drift, and then all of a sudden the heli flicks itself
>>> around so that it's facing the way it's heading. So for example I
>>> have the heli moving sideways to the left, at fairly high speed, then
>>> it just goes "flick" and all of a sudden it's flying forwards but in
>>> the same direction.
>>>
>>> Is this normal? Has the tail authority been overcome or something.
>>> Can't think why it wasn't a problem yesterday when I seemed to be
>>> doing really well at the funnels. Now I have this problem and I can't
>>> seem to do a funnel without the tail going all wrong.
>>>
>>> Any ideas?
>>
>> I meant 90 degrees.
>
> Somebody on Helifreak has complained about "tail blow-out" whilst doing
> hurricanes, whatever they are. Suggestion is to increase "tail power".
>
> I suppose "tail blow-out" kind of sounds like my problem doesn't it?
OK, I know I'm talking to myself here (so far) but it looks like I
figured out why I can't do funnels and similar maneuvers any more.
I was pu****ng the sticks the wrong way. Instead of pulling them apart I
was doing something else.. wrong tail input I think.
I'm back doing funnels again. Thank god for sims!
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