Did my first student soaring lesson this morning. (On a simulator, cloud ceiling was too low for a real flight.) I think it went really well! As an R/C pilot I need to use my feet now instead of my thumbs to coordinate a turn, but I think I’m getting the feel for it. Did a handful of mediocre landing patterns, but apparently my aero-tow went well. Felt just like chasing other R/C planes while using video (FPV) goggles, which I’ve done a lot of. :)
@RL_Dane A flies-itself-camera-drone sort of thing? Yeah… Those might be useful, but they aren’t really fun IMO. You should try a racing drone though. It’s like a super aerobic plane that you thread through branches in the trees at 50 mph. :D Proximity FPV on planes is great too, but you can’t be nearly so adventurous which is its own challenge/reward. On the other hand, cruising in FPV can get sort of boring, but I find it very relaxing line-of-sight.
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