HK Piper Cub L-4 version

Hi Snappy,

can you translate that to mode 4?

One can land the Grasshopper L-4 very smoothly so that no nose over happens.
(Think the angle in the picture above is much too high!)

You can fly the Grasshopper for landing at very low speed with a little carrier gas (don't forget the carrier gas!!) and then fly it 2 inch above ground lifting the elevation smoothly until it settles down. (Release the elevation after it has settled down otherwise if your speed it too high, it can take off again!)

But although doing so, the hardness for the steel of the wheel axles wasn't high enough and my right wheel was bend slightly. Being back from the airfield I unscrewed the axle but but was not able to get it out for straightening it again. Finally I staightened it with the wheel installed, but I think medium term I have to replace both axles by "good old German steel".

Juergen


Edited by jstremmler - 24/Apr/2012 at 4:26pm

Originally posted by jstremmler can you translate that to mode 4?

In mode 4 you will push a litle with your right thumb   

Edited by Mustang Sally - 24/Apr/2012 at 5:40pm

Snappy, Thanks for the advice

Originally posted by snappy Because it is like the full scale plane and has no dihedral I mixed in some rudder with aileron, but to fly it at its best be prepared to add more or take away some with your left thumb. Most smaller model cubs have lots of dihedral to help pilots of limited abilities. That's why scale cubs don't make good trainers.

I mixed rudder and aileron too, because the Cub is than easier to fly.
With your last sentence i'm not agree. I find out that this Cub is verry friendly to fly and easy to land. After 40 years i'm a restarter with an Kyosho Calmato 40 Sports. A taildragger was new for me, but after reading some sides about this Cub and looked on youtube to the video's a did it myself and................ succesful.
I have 2 video's(MPEG4)about the start and landing, but i dont know how i have to put this on this forum.

Theo

To fly it in a scale manner you use rudder.
I flew a fullsize once and you also need plenty of rudder to keep the ball in the centre of the slip indicator (the smiling gauge in the centre)


Edited by snappy - 30/Apr/2012 at 4:08am