Tips and Tricks to get you started in F5D Pylon RacingThere are several elements to putting together 10 good laps in pylon racing, but before you go further I would like to issue a warning;
Now that we have completed our 4th full season of racing we have learnt a number of lessons. Many of these lessons were things we had been warned of at the start but being that we are guys, and know the best, we totally ignored the good advice we were given and wasted a lot of time learning the hard way. I will go through the three main tips in the hope someone will listen. If not at least I can then also say “I told you so”
Important - tip one. Set up the model so it flies in a straight line, either knife edge or level. This means a lot of practice is required to trim the model, but once you can roll to knife edge and know it will track straight the more time you have to judge where the end of the course is. If you watch all the top guy’s in their heats they virtually fly the whole course knife edge.
Two. Have the control throws at an absolute minimum. The roll rate should be so slow in race trim that you could not do a full roll before the end of the course. The elevator needs a good amount of exponential with full up being used at the turn points. Practice pulling full up before you race; if it turns too tight and slows down, reduce the throw. Doing this will give you consistently good laps as you need to concentrate on timing and flying smooth not on how much elevator to pull. The more movement you have, the more trouble you will get yourself into and the slower your times will be - Guaranteed.
Three. A very fast model does not mean you will get fast times. Start with a slower model and build up. Once you fly the course tight and level (not easy even with a slow plane) put on a faster prop & or faster motor. Screaming round the sky with a fast set up will only frighten you and everyone watching and can start getting expensive when you start piling the models in.
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