Sooo I had my maiden today on my first RC craft (Simple Cub) I set my expectations for a crash as I know it's part of the learning experience, and well, that's exactly what happened!
I could have picked a calmer day, winds were around 10mpg with occasional gusts, but I really wanted to get out.
On takeoff, I had about 50% throttle and the aircraft lifted off but took an immediate left turn, like a full circle almost. It was also wobbling all over the place. I tried to steer it in for a smooth crash landing but it came in kinda hard. Damage was only a busted prop, so I'll take it out again on a calmer day.
Regarding the hard left at takeoff....Anything I could check for to help with the next flight? My rudder looked level, and all the other flying surfaces looked even.
Only thing that I noticed was the rubber bands holding the wing on the top were not holding on very tight. It seemed like the wing was maybe bending a tad in the wind, so I may double up the rubber bands.
I could have picked a calmer day, winds were around 10mpg with occasional gusts, but I really wanted to get out.
On takeoff, I had about 50% throttle and the aircraft lifted off but took an immediate left turn, like a full circle almost. It was also wobbling all over the place. I tried to steer it in for a smooth crash landing but it came in kinda hard. Damage was only a busted prop, so I'll take it out again on a calmer day.
Regarding the hard left at takeoff....Anything I could check for to help with the next flight? My rudder looked level, and all the other flying surfaces looked even.
Only thing that I noticed was the rubber bands holding the wing on the top were not holding on very tight. It seemed like the wing was maybe bending a tad in the wind, so I may double up the rubber bands.