Hi all! I took a break from RC about 4 year ago but am revisiting it now through the Phoenix Flight Sim v.6, I have a DX6i. When I stopped flying all those years ago I had progressed to where I was starting to get pretty comfortable flying 4 channel planes but that's about when I stopped. (Too many repairs).
I have been really trying challenge myself and push myself to become a better pilot. I started with the Apprentice and did circuits around a runway, challenging myself to make it look smoother, land with shorter distance etc. I then started challenging myself to use yaw more with my turns. I had always heard in general that you're supposed to do this to help turning somehow. I found that with some practice I could smoothly use both aileron and rudder to turn the plane, and it looks smoother of a turn. I then advanced myself to a T-28 Trojan on the simulator, which is a plane I actually own (in parts now). Yawing on the Trojan is feels more responsive, which I thought was due to the low wing design and that it was a common tendency on 'warbirds' in general (idk if you would consider the Trojan a warbird). I made the hypothesis that yawing is used primarily with a turn at low speeds. It seems that yawing produces less drag than banking into a turn with aileron. In addition, yawing gives you the option to keep your wings more level to keep lift up. Is this correct? Tell me what I need to know. I am really looking to learn as much as I can about how to fly. I also noticed the difference with yawing between high and low wing planes but couldn't make any conclusions.
My next question was about tip stalls. I am not sure if the simulator is accurate in showing stalls but overall it seems like stall characteristics are pretty mild in the sim. I have been trying to recreate stalls to learn basically what situations not to get in where stalls are likely and to teach myself what to do in stalls, but tip stalls remain something that I can't figure out. Why do tip stalls happen? Again, I am looking for any knowledge I can get so please let me know what you think. With stalls especially, let me know any information that you think might be useful (I know to push the nose down so you don't have to mention that one).
EDIT: I posted that and then I was like "Maybe it's just when the wingTIP stalls?". Tip - Stall. I'm a genius. I still look forward to your wisdom however.
Thank you!
I have been really trying challenge myself and push myself to become a better pilot. I started with the Apprentice and did circuits around a runway, challenging myself to make it look smoother, land with shorter distance etc. I then started challenging myself to use yaw more with my turns. I had always heard in general that you're supposed to do this to help turning somehow. I found that with some practice I could smoothly use both aileron and rudder to turn the plane, and it looks smoother of a turn. I then advanced myself to a T-28 Trojan on the simulator, which is a plane I actually own (in parts now). Yawing on the Trojan is feels more responsive, which I thought was due to the low wing design and that it was a common tendency on 'warbirds' in general (idk if you would consider the Trojan a warbird). I made the hypothesis that yawing is used primarily with a turn at low speeds. It seems that yawing produces less drag than banking into a turn with aileron. In addition, yawing gives you the option to keep your wings more level to keep lift up. Is this correct? Tell me what I need to know. I am really looking to learn as much as I can about how to fly. I also noticed the difference with yawing between high and low wing planes but couldn't make any conclusions.
My next question was about tip stalls. I am not sure if the simulator is accurate in showing stalls but overall it seems like stall characteristics are pretty mild in the sim. I have been trying to recreate stalls to learn basically what situations not to get in where stalls are likely and to teach myself what to do in stalls, but tip stalls remain something that I can't figure out. Why do tip stalls happen? Again, I am looking for any knowledge I can get so please let me know what you think. With stalls especially, let me know any information that you think might be useful (I know to push the nose down so you don't have to mention that one).
EDIT: I posted that and then I was like "Maybe it's just when the wingTIP stalls?". Tip - Stall. I'm a genius. I still look forward to your wisdom however.
Thank you!
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