First build completed, maiden flight waiting for weather

[JDinWA]

FT simple cub with ailerons. Pretty sure the build took longer than I expect this to last (its been a very long time since I flew an RC plane).

My goal is to get into warbirds, but this should be a good first step back into the hobby.

FT Simple Cub Build

 

[tetraodontoxin]

FT simple cub with ailerons. Pretty sure the build took longer than I expect this to last (its been a very long time since I flew an RC plane).

My goal is to get into warbirds, but this should be a good first step back into the hobby.

FT Simple Cub Build

Looks good! I built a Tutor with both types of wings and ailerons! What kinda warbirds do you want to build?

 

[Foamforce]

FT simple cub with ailerons. Pretty sure the build took longer than I expect this to last (its been a very long time since I flew an RC plane).

My goal is to get into warbirds, but this should be a good first step back into the hobby.

FT Simple Cub Build

Good news, the Cub lands just like a warbird! By that I mean that it’s very difficult to land without flipping it over on the nose, aka a warbird landing. 😂

Jokes aside, watch your takeoff and landing speed. The Cub flies nicely at speed, and is even reasonable acrobatic, but it has a surprising tendency to tip stall, so keep that speed up. Also, it has a ton of aileron authority, so keep the aileron rates lower than the rudder or elevator. It’s a nice plane. Good luck!

 

[JDinWA]

Update: flown the j3 a few times, still getting the hang of it. I tried installing an fms flight controller, but things went bad (would climb then stall out when I activated), so I tore out.

In the meantime I also purchased the little 400mm foam warbird. With mid-assist on this thing really flies like a dream. I'm have some difficulty with the nannies off as it's too responsive. Being new I assume this is what you mean by turn down your rates?

 

[bisco]

i turn up the expo when a surface is too twitchy for my thumbs. ailerons are usually my biggest problem

 

[Foamforce]

I'm have some difficulty with the nannies off as it's too responsive. Being new I assume this is what you mean by turn down your rates?

I think what’s happening here is that planes designed primarily for use with a gyro tend to be designed tail heavy because it makes them more responsive to control inputs. With a gyro, that’s good, because it can make very rapid corrections to keep you nice and stable. But when flying with the gyro off, it’s overly sensitive and difficult to control because we can’t make corrections nearly as quickly as a gyro. So if you wanted to fly it without the gyro, you’d need to add nose weight.

Can a more experienced person confirm or deny this theory?