| You've been flying an electric RC plane for several | | | | with your electric RC plane: overhead flying and far |
| months and you're feeling much more confident. | | | | away flying. When the aircraft goes over your head |
| Though still a beginner, even your instructor says | | | | you will misjudge what it is doing because you have |
| you're doing really well. So you're probably itching to | | | | no perspective. Keep the machine out enough away |
| try a crazy stunt or two. Don't. Slow and steady as | | | | from yourself that you can see it without craning or |
| she goes. Keep improving your judgment and | | | | straining. If the craft gets too far away to see it |
| adjustments to develop balanced flying habits. A stall, | | | | clearly, you could get into trouble trying to over |
| loop, or nose dive may seem to begging to come | | | | compensate. Watch carefully also when the airplane is |
| out of your transmitter, but first you must learn calm | | | | coming back toward you, as now your left will be |
| control in all situations. | | | | right and vice versa. It may help to turn and watch |
| Something you can practice to fine tune your | | | | the approaching plane over your shoulder to keep |
| adjustments is tweaking your controls. Get the plane | | | | everything in perspective. |
| flying level around treetop height (not near trees of | | | | Even if your instructor has given his blessing for you |
| course), and see if it drifts left or right, sinks or rises. | | | | to fly on your own, that doesn't mean you're ready |
| If you don't have a professional to do this for you, | | | | for 3D stunts. Listen to your instructor and wait until |
| adjust the set screw on each lever until the electric | | | | he suggests you're skilled enough to try riskier |
| RC plane flies steady and true in neutral position. Only | | | | maneuvers. Remember, all good things come to |
| do slight adjustments and watch to see if you've | | | | those who wait and the electric RC plane you save |
| corrected the problem. | | | | may be your own! |
| You'll want to look out for two confusing situations | | | | |