Learning to auto

[david]

The Deakin book, Basic Aerobatics says "dont do it" because the chances of
damage during learning far outweigh the chances of a real failure.

But my gut instinct says "do it", and frankly evberytime I fly I do wory
that cometh the day, I am stuffed! I did start to learn autos, and actually
pulled one off...then I had a real failure and stuffed my long-ago nexus in
good time.

Now I have my shiny Sceadu 50. Should I learn to auto on my own? Should I
not? Is there a better way?

David

[Wilbur Wilburforce]

>The Deakin book, Basic Aerobatics says "dont do it" because the chances of
>damage during learning far outweigh the chances of a real failure.

One of the UKs best 3D pilots says "dont learn to auto"???? Hmmmm.


Will

[Martin Round]

Don't learn them in order to save the model (Russ is correct in my opinion).

But learn to do them anyway, because it's fun.

Fun is what flying toy helicopters is all about - remember?

"david" <david_perry@btconnect.com> wrote in message
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> The Deakin book, Basic Aerobatics says "dont do it" because the chances of
> damage during learning far outweigh the chances of a real failure.
>
> But my gut instinct says "do it", and frankly evberytime I fly I do wory
> that cometh the day, I am stuffed! I did start to learn autos, and
actually
> pulled one off...then I had a real failure and stuffed my long-ago nexus
in
> good time.
>
> Now I have my shiny Sceadu 50. Should I learn to auto on my own? Should
I
> not? Is there a better way?
>
> David
>
>

[Mark]

If you really want to do it , the method I used was as follows
Turn on throttle hold and adjust your rudder offset so the tail doesn't
swing , from about 500mm above ground turn on T/ hold you might have to
add 2% to the pitch curve at at mid stick position in Pitch T/hold curve
to stop initial sink
happening to quickly.
From then on gradually increase the amount of decent as you become more
comfortable with it.
When you get to a height of about 2 metres start practicing the same from
about 20 metres
down to 2, again when your are comfortable with it marry to two together,
T/Hold all the
way to the deck.
I also use a slightly higher idle in the T/hold position, no point doing
real auto's whist your
trying to learn them.

All the best regards Mark C.
"david" <david_perry@btconnect.com> wrote in message
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> The Deakin book, Basic Aerobatics says "dont do it" because the chances of
> damage during learning far outweigh the chances of a real failure.
>
> But my gut instinct says "do it", and frankly evberytime I fly I do wory
> that cometh the day, I am stuffed! I did start to learn autos, and
actually
> pulled one off...then I had a real failure and stuffed my long-ago nexus
in
> good time.
>
> Now I have my shiny Sceadu 50. Should I learn to auto on my own? Should
I
> not? Is there a better way?
>
> David
>
>

[gianmarco]

i learned to auto and i am for sure no 3D pilot. i can barely FF.

autos are easy as long as u can hover properly and have good blades, and a
heli decently set.

i never broke the heli trying autos, except the time i ran out of fuel
trying "another auto, the last before going home.."
engine quit at 4 or 5 meters altitude with full collective in. of course i
screwed THAT auto... but i have to say i had very little rotor speed left
when the engine quit at full pitch and very little altitude to recover

auto is fun


gm

"david" <david_perry@btconnect.com> wrote in message
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> The Deakin book, Basic Aerobatics says "dont do it" because the chances of
> damage during learning far outweigh the chances of a real failure.
>
> But my gut instinct says "do it", and frankly evberytime I fly I do wory
> that cometh the day, I am stuffed! I did start to learn autos, and
actually
> pulled one off...then I had a real failure and stuffed my long-ago nexus
in
> good time.
>
> Now I have my shiny Sceadu 50. Should I learn to auto on my own? Should
I
> not? Is there a better way?
>
> David
>
>