JasonK
Participation Award Recipient
I built a FT LongEZ yesterday and took it out today with a 2Cell, 6x3 prop on an A Pack motor. I got the CG were the plans said to do for RC option. Trying to figure out what I might have done wrong. First 2-3 tosses didn't go anywhere (just belly flopped), so I had my son throw it with the throttle up at 100%. This got my off and flying but I had to hold back ~80% (low throws 30% Expo) to just keep altitude. I did manage to make a slow left loop, getting the plane 200ft? away from me around the loop. When it got bake near me it was coming straight at me (and still hadn't got much altitude), I tried to make a sharper turn, but dropped it from the sky. It was flying somewhat nose up the whole time.
I tried moving the CG back slightly, but that didn't help much and just made it less controllable, didn't help with the up elevator needs.
One thing that supprized me is that it actually flew fairly smooth (other then the hard up need), keeping it level in the roll direction was fairly trivial, and the bank/yank turns were rather smooth.
I am curious if anyone has any idea what was going wrong with the flight (sorry no video) or suggestions for things I should check.
I tried moving the CG back slightly, but that didn't help much and just made it less controllable, didn't help with the up elevator needs.
One thing that supprized me is that it actually flew fairly smooth (other then the hard up need), keeping it level in the roll direction was fairly trivial, and the bank/yank turns were rather smooth.
I am curious if anyone has any idea what was going wrong with the flight (sorry no video) or suggestions for things I should check.