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Sopwith F1 ‘Camel’
TEST GLIDES
Choose a calm, dry day if you are trimming your
model outdoors. This is a small model and slight
gusts and disturbances will make it hard to judge
how your model is behaving. It is useful to find a
field with nice long grass to act as a gentle landing
spot during these early flights.
Gently throw your model towards an imaginary
point on the floor about 7-8 metres in front of you
into any wind. If the model nose rises then falls then
there is insufficient nose weight. If the model heads
nose first downwards, then there is too much nose
weight. Carry on test gliding and adjusting the nose
weight until the glide is smooth, and the model
lands about halfway towards the imaginary point.
Wind direction
Stall
Correct Glide
Dive
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