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terence.tan wrote:What should I do if my plane is stalling? How can I modify my plane to turn if I already finished building?

when is the plane stalling? beginning? mid flight after max height? when it starts coming down?

just make sure you dont purchase an electrical winder, thats against the rules. where does it say this? It doesn't say electric winders are against the rules, but electricity may not always be available. You could use an electrical winder, but always have a manual one for when there is no electrici...

Rossyspsce wrote:

klastyioer wrote:just make sure you dont purchase an electrical winder, thats against the rules.

where does it say this?

in the rules it states that you might not have electricity but from past competitions i was at, they didnt allow electric winders.

Hi, I'm kinda new to this event and am just reading up on what materials I need for the plane. It says to use a 15:1 ratio winder, isn't that kinda just like a gear box? Would it be OK to make said 15:1 ratio winder from my own supply of gears? Or should I buy a commercially available one? Thanks, ...

Rossyspsce wrote:Anyone know if there is such thing as black or grey mylar?

you could also use tissue paper just cut out the panel size onto the paper and use 3m-77 spray glue to apply it if you're afraid you'll poke a hole in the mylar by using sharpie

I have seen one or two turn right over the past few years. However, the torque of the prop wants to naturally turn it left, so when you make it turn right, it is fighting the prop, which may result in more drag and poorer times. But, even at Nationals there have been a few turn right. Coach Chuck g...

Assuming the prop is turning CCW when viewed from the front (which must be the case unless you built a prop and it is backwards), then winding will not cause turn in wrong direction. Tail should be tilted so right side (facing from the rear) is down. Look also at any yaw of the tail group. Vertical...

okay so basically we have one rlly crappy plane and its not meant to be good, it was soley for practice on winding and launching for us freshmen (even though i dont really need that.. but others do so we made a plane for that). anyways, its turning right. it has never turned left. im assuming its be...

So this year's rules allow for a lot of flexibility regarding motor weight, allowing for various types of widths and lengths of motors to be used. What are the advantages/disadvantages of having long/short, wide/narrow, heavy/light motors? Anyone have success with a particular combination of width,...

Anyone know if the Ikara props that come with the FF kit are flaring or not? -Rós They're not flaring; aren't they a standard 24cm ikara prop? This is what FF's flaring prop looks like: https://www.freedomflightmodels.com/images/broadBladeFlaring.jpg I don't remember them being in the FF kit. the p...