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Hi All,
I took my Mini Scout out for it's maiden tonight. I did not install the landing gear so I launched it just over half throttle and watched it fly away.. always a great feeling when everything goes as planned.
Under half throttle, it flew pretty darn nice. It wobbled a bit and i'm not sure if it was the wind (which was minimal) or the plane. At times I would cut throttle and let it glide around.. I was surprised at how it well it floated, pretty much flying itself.
Above half throttle things got interesting. The more throttle I gave it, the more it wanted to climb and turn to the right. Anything near full throttle was pointless as it required a good deal of down elevator and left rudder to keep it straight and level. Any turns to the right at or near full throttle wanted to quickly throw the plane over into the violent "I want to roll but I only have a rudder" maneuver.
I'm wondering if anyone has any feedback / suggestions pertaining the climbing and wanting to turn right issues above half throttle. Also, to a lesser degree, what are the common factors that cause wobbling in a small plane like this?
I am running a Lumenier RX1806 2500kv with a 6x4 prop on a 2S 350mah. CG was good.
As always. Thanks!
~ Dave
I took my Mini Scout out for it's maiden tonight. I did not install the landing gear so I launched it just over half throttle and watched it fly away.. always a great feeling when everything goes as planned.
Under half throttle, it flew pretty darn nice. It wobbled a bit and i'm not sure if it was the wind (which was minimal) or the plane. At times I would cut throttle and let it glide around.. I was surprised at how it well it floated, pretty much flying itself.
Above half throttle things got interesting. The more throttle I gave it, the more it wanted to climb and turn to the right. Anything near full throttle was pointless as it required a good deal of down elevator and left rudder to keep it straight and level. Any turns to the right at or near full throttle wanted to quickly throw the plane over into the violent "I want to roll but I only have a rudder" maneuver.
I'm wondering if anyone has any feedback / suggestions pertaining the climbing and wanting to turn right issues above half throttle. Also, to a lesser degree, what are the common factors that cause wobbling in a small plane like this?
I am running a Lumenier RX1806 2500kv with a 6x4 prop on a 2S 350mah. CG was good.
As always. Thanks!
~ Dave