28-10-2012, 05:58 AM
(27-10-2012, 10:31 PM)secant0give Wrote: How did you find the pulse to fly ??
The Gee Bee is a beautie Steve !!
Q. "How did you find the pulse to fly ??"
A. Found it in the car when I arrived
Seriously, the power train is more than ample for take off and I will experiment with take-off throttle & props to minimise torque roll. Programmed heaps of expo & toned down rates and was very stable in air at all speeds, still stable on medium rates & will try full rates to be more aerobatic in the future when I am more used to it's performance. Quite slippery in the air and I am still getting used to hot landings, to quote Gazz "A nice head wind can be a blessing... as long as it is coming from the right direction... helps slow down the quick ones." It's 3rd flight found me being gratefull for stronger winds for the first time, this little beauty will be my strong wind plane in future as it suffered so little in the turbulence over the trees & made landings easier. 1st flight I clipped a tree branch (with the landing gear) beside driveway into field L-R approach (no flight disruption or damage) & 2nd flight overshot runway R-L as battery level prevented 3rd aborted landing. Doesn't appear to tipstall and will experiment with slower turns up high to test that theory. Overall VERY happy with plane.
"The Gee Bee is a beautie Steve !!" Agree wholeheartedly with you Jason and I think Samste does as well. Handled by one of our masters, the plane is as impressive in the air as it is on the ground.