Lockheed L1049G...what did I do wrong?

Mick said:
There is a certain realism going on here. Before the advent of three-hole jets, some called the Connie "the world's fastest trimotor" in reference to its frequency of engine failures, though not everyone agreed that the slam was deserved.
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but sometimes......

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But look at how easy she makes it look....no wild girations. No exaggerated deflections of any control surfaces. Just a grand old lady bringing her passengers or cargo home safely. :ernae:

Personally given the chance to fly any large Propliner I'd pick the Lockheed over anything else.
But I am not at all impartial on that one :icon_lol::icon_lol:

Stefan
 
The only problem with RC planes for me is that the pleasure is too short lived. I can fly them just fine going away from me....but no matter what I try coming back toward me I get my wires crossed :D With predictable results.

So I am still looking for a similar chance to what was once offered on the L-749 "MATS" Connie. $8000 = a checkout flight with take-off and landings.

Stefan
 
Sunny9850 said:
The only problem with RC planes for me is that the pleasure is too short lived. I can fly them just fine going away from me....but no matter what I try coming back toward me I get my wires crossed :D With predictable results.


Stefan
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So, you need an RC Simulator!!:icon_lol: As an RC instructor I highly recommend them! Beginner's crashes are way down because of them. The most popular is about $200USD, which is much less than most all ready to fly aircraft. An instructor is also highly recommended. The totally self taught flier, while not non-existant, is extremely rare.

Back on topic, I'm learning a lot here, because my computer can't run FS right now due to something going on in background that I can't seem to track down, but when I do get it fixed, The Connie is on my list of early flight tests.
 
I did download one of the available free RC Simulators...can't think of the name right now...but of course it still doesn't quite work since I don't have a traditional RC controller to use with it.

At my home base for the real airplane (L67) there is a pretty good bunch of RC fliers that meet every Sunday. So I did get a bit of instruction from them.

But I have found a temporary solution for now...I fly away and then hand the controls back to one of them. :D
But I am better at landing them than some of the other non RC regulars...have not crashed one yet.

For now I will stick with the real airplanes and the ones I fly in FS.

Stefan
 
Well, goodness me. Fascinating stuff -all of it. BUT, the Connie aside, (and Neptune and Caibou) I am now more confused than ever about enabling reverse thrust for my favourite recips. (C123 and Albatross) thinks to self...." I love this forum but maybe piano lessons will give me the manual dexterity needed to press so many buttons. "
 
Many years ago I remember reading a thread here about enabling prop reverse on any piston aircraft, but as I remember it, doing so came at the cost of not being able to feather the props - or something similar.

In the series by Manfred Jahn and team, I believe the reverse is partly accomplished by gauge code. If you try the same steps to reverse another prop, you'll likely end up with stalled engines. At least that's what's happened every time I tried it.:isadizzy:
 
That rc Connie flies way too fast,,,my friend Carl has one twice as big with gas engines that flies scale speed...I flew a 70 pound rc B17 and lost an engine once and did not know it until I landed...four engines are perfect for large planes.
 
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