On 22.9.2011 20:41, Yuan Kang Lee wrote:
> The reason I didn't write the "tip" was because I felt my own words
> might confuse people. I didn't mean to withhold information.
>
...
> Here is his tip:
>
> "Turn your body so that you are facing in the direction the model is
> flying - and keep turning as the model turns. You will be looking over
> your head as the model approaches. I've found this helps tremendously in
> accurately projecting the model's flight path."
So the point is to look over your shoulder while waiting to catch the
model, instead of standing facing the model and starting the initial
walk backwards?
While having my (actually) first practice of high-ceiling steering last
August, I did not find any problem when facing the model waiting it to
fly to the balloon (unless this is way on several occasions the model
seemed to turn away from the line just before the catch), but indeed
while starting to move the model I turned to face forward. One curious
thing I noticed, however: whenever I cought the model, I managed to take
it a bit further towards the center, and then it flew out of the line.
This even shows on my steering video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sMYJehibBTk . I suppose it is due to the
balloon lacking behind: when I first start to walk, the balloon gets
behind, and then accelerates faster than I do, so I get the false
impression of walking fast enough. When the balloon catches with me, the
model flies away. So I should accelerate a little more at that phase... :-)
-Tapio-
Received on Thu Sep 22 2011 - 23:04:20 CEST