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Concentrate on making the maneuvers “clean and crisp.” If you are doing a
roll, try to keep the plane on a straight line as you roll. If you are doing a loop,
try to make a perfectly round circle.
If you want to practice aerobatics using RealFlight 6.5, try the Virtual Flight
Instruction feature (accessible via the Training menu). The Virtual Flight
Instruction feature provides a series of personal lessons taught by pros.
Throttle Management-
Avoid the temptation of giving the plane full throttle and keeping it there for
hours at a time. This teaches you bad habits and makes even a good flier look
like a rookie out at the field.
Many of the maneuvers require proper throttle management in order to make
a maneuver look good. Loops, stalls, torque rolls, touch-and-goes are just a
few examples. Try doing various maneuvers at differing speeds. Try
performing a slow roll at medium throttle and keeping a perfectly straight line.
This difficult maneuver will earn you more praise at the field than doing a full
speed, full stick roll.
Rudder Management-
Most airplanes can (more or less) be effectively flown with just the elevator and
ailerons. Good pilots will tell you that the proper use of the rudder is just as
important, however. Many aerobatic maneuvers require excellent rudder
usage.
Rudder control is especially important when landing in a crosswind. Pilots that
cannot use the rudder usually land in the tall grass (embarrassing!). Pilots that
do use the rudder can land on the numbers almost every time.
Helicopter Basics
A model helicopter is a very complicated machine, which operates on the same
aerodynamic principles as its full-scale counterpart. These principles are quite
complicated to explain and understand. However, it is not necessary to understand all
the underlying aerodynamics in order to successfully fly a model helicopter (or a
computer simulation).
The following will help you to better understand the basics of helicopter flight, and the
relationship between control stick movements and the actions of the machine. Refer to
these instructions often as you become more proficient.
Please note: The inputs below are shown using a Mode 2 transmitter.