Tips & Tricks
Good Cleaner
Here is a concoction I came up with. In an empty
spray bottle, add a tablespoon of dish washing
detergent, then fill the bottle halfway with regular
rubbing alcohol, and top off with hot water. I have
found this to work really well for cleaning the oil
off of the wings and fuselage after a days worth of
flying. Strong cleaner but will not hurt the
covering or take the colors off.
New Life to Old Wire Landing Gear
Did you ever have a problem where your wire landing
gear seems to get weaker and weaker? A possible
solution is to remove the gear from the airframe and
remove all the hardware from the gear wire (i.e. the
wheels, collars, pants, etc). Preheat your kitchen
oven to 450°F. Place the wire on a cookie sheet in
the oven for one hour. Turn off the oven and toss
the wire into cold water to cool it off quickly.
What you have just done is to re-temper the music
wire and you should have put new life into that old
gear. Note that soldered joints should not be harmed
as solder doesn’t melt until about 700°F.
Mixing Epoxy
When mixing epoxy use an old coffee can lid, after
the epoxy hardens just flex the lid and the epoxy
will pop off.
For New Pilots
Here’s a flying tip for new pilots:
Something to pay attention to when learning to fly
is control reversal. Control reversal is when the
inputs on the transmitter sticks must be reversed
when your airplane is flying toward you, rather than
away from you. When flying away from you, there is
no problem; just move the stick in the direction you
want to turn. Many new pilots become disoriented
when their airplane is approaching them. To help
with this, move the stick in toward the low wingtip.
This will level the wing when your airplane is
coming toward you, avoiding a sharp bank and
possibly a crash.
Example: Say your airplane is coming toward you, and
the right wingtip is low, as if banked to the right.
Move the stick to your left, toward the low wingtip.
This will bring the airplane’s right wingtip up, and
level the wing. I also recommend getting Real Flight
G2 if you do not have it. Practice on that before
you fly an airplane or helicopter for the first time
or if you have been away for an extended period of
time. It will save you money and heartaches in the
future. Q
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