Plane hard to see shortly after take off.
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uncle twist
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Try turning the plane around, and keeping it closer to you so it doesn`t get out of sight, the larger the plane the better, if you`re just starting with the sim.
12oclockhigh
Banned
This is perhaps the single largest problem for a beginner RC Pilot. That is keeping the aircraft close to you so you can see it. It is a very good reason to fly the simulator to learn to pilot RC. I suggest NOT using the Binocular function. It is a crutch you don't have at the flying field. In the sim, when the plane gets too far away, hit the reset button and chuckle that you just saved a couple of hundred bucks that you would have lost. Keep practicing on the sim until you don't have any fly aways.
fgibson
Member
I tend to agree with mpgkelley. I thought the same thing the first time I used RF. In all my years of flying real RC since 1987, I don't recall ever losing an airplane because I let it get too far away. (Been way too close a few times. 
) But, with RF I frequently lost sight of the plane in what seemed like too short a time. I just attributed it to my aging eyeballs.
Having said that, I have found that being forced to keep the plane in tight has improved my flying. It's especially helped when flying small jets. I also agree that larger planes are easier and I would think screen size and resolution would affect it also.
) But, with RF I frequently lost sight of the plane in what seemed like too short a time. I just attributed it to my aging eyeballs. Having said that, I have found that being forced to keep the plane in tight has improved my flying. It's especially helped when flying small jets. I also agree that larger planes are easier and I would think screen size and resolution would affect it also.
Just some history:
I did fly for years, Goldberg Ultimate 300's, Extra's etc then took about 25 years off and started back up a couple of years ago. I find that maneuvers such as a Cuban 8 for example with half rolls in real life, on the downward leg, count 1,2, half roll, count 1,2, pull level. I just find it visually difficult. I'm using about a 22 inch monitor. I thought maybe I had an incorrect setting dialed in.
Thanks all
I did fly for years, Goldberg Ultimate 300's, Extra's etc then took about 25 years off and started back up a couple of years ago. I find that maneuvers such as a Cuban 8 for example with half rolls in real life, on the downward leg, count 1,2, half roll, count 1,2, pull level. I just find it visually difficult. I'm using about a 22 inch monitor. I thought maybe I had an incorrect setting dialed in.
Thanks all
There's a few things you can do
Use the binoclars by pressing the 3 key
Use of Zoom
Use the binoclars by pressing the 3 key
Use of Zoom
You can cycle through the Zoom options while flying using the Z key on your keyboard.
The "keep ground in view" will make the plane very small. The field of view is always 30 degrees.
In "manual zoom" you can zoom in or out with the + (or =) and - key up to 15 degrees FOV angle.
In "autozoom" it will zoom itself and keep you at 15 degress or you can change it with +/-
It might be useful to know your distance by using NavGuides. To see the NavGuides press the 1 key. If you're not showing distance to aircraft and zoom level then Choose Gadgets > Edit NavGuides and check the box on 'distance to aircraft' and 'field of view' in the pilot section.
Change the visual size of the planeChoose Aircraft > Edit (aircraft name) then choose Vehcle tab and edit the Vehicle Graphical Scale (%)
The plane will fly the same as the original - it just looks bigger
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