John Kagan wrote:
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> I get on the left side of the motorstick primarily so that the model
> doesn't try to turn off the line as I move forward. I assume this is
> the reason others do it, too. Unless the model is near the end of the
> flight – and very low on power – the props seems to get past the line
> pretty neatly when I come in from the left side of the prop.
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Have you noticed any difference in getting the rope to the left vs. to
the right side? I'd assume that if the balloon is lagging behind and the
rope is tilted from vertical, then the left blade (going downwards)
would more easily pass past the rope (one blade turning along the rope,
the next getting past it), while the right blade would mode easily bump
against the rope, stopping the model away from the rope. At least this
is how it seems to be with my rod steering (reversed, as I tend to tilt
the rod tip forward), but then, that might be due to that I do not walk
along the model fast enough.
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> I use a 3' Qualatex balloon inflated tightly. The pull and drag
> combine to make it reasonably maneuverable. There is nothing much as
> frustrating as trying to steer with a flat balloon. It takes way too
> long for it to react, and it's very hard to catch and move the model.
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> The higher you try to steer, the more the lag gets in the way. But the
> 3' balloons have worked for me at the top of Lakehurst and Akron.
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Received on Tue Jun 30 2009 - 21:56:28 CEST
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