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How to launch a large plane by myself

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Fred:
Hey Keith,

With the weight of the asw22, I think a bungee launch is an over do !  :D
But if you have to place a hook, put it between the cg and the nose, right in the middle.

Back to the asw, it's a really lightish machine, you don't need to run to launch etc etc. If you have a bit of turbulences where you launch, hold the glider with your 2 hands, and... wait ! And wait again, until you have a small break in the wind/turbulence to launch, that allow you to release the hand that hold the wing, to take your radio and launch the thing (hope I'm clear ! But you certainly saw me do that, walk with the glider, and wait with the glider ready to launch for the good oportunity), but in my case, it's easier, as my radio is on a tranny, and I fly mode 1 (launch with right hand, left hand on the stick with elevator / rudder control).

All that, is of course much easier when the glider is setup, no surprises on launch, bungee or hand one !

You can also do a launch a la Chris Williams... Run with the radio in the hand holding the wing. Possible with small radios (Cockpit sx in his case).

Video (Chris launch at 46 secs and 1m43s)

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/v/RAH5zGA11Ts&feature=player_embedded#[/youtube]

lothar4862:

--- Quote from: "Happy Days" ---
You see I don’t want to launch the plane up into the air, so-to-speak. I just want the bungee to push, (thrust) the plane out into the lift.  

My plan is to  pull the plane back against the strength of the bungee. Then, holding the plane with one hand, and having my other hand on the Tx, release the plane and immediately put both hands on the Tx.

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Yepp,

that's the way I do it over here. Just "throwing" the plane in the Lift at slope or make it fast enaugh, that it flies with motor power. I use it, because I have pushers at my wings, which could hit my hand while throwing the plane.

That's what always I tell the spectators. Never do "it" without a rubber :mrgreen:

Here is a nice bungee launch:

http://www.rcmovie.de/video/aa0ea4ae83e7397ec941/H-12-3200mm-

Regards

Lothar

Happy Days:
Advising people: “Never do ‘It’ without a rubber!” is very rude Lothar. :oops:  I am surprised at you! :lol:

But Fred says that bungee launching of an ASW is “Over Do” (I think he means Over Kill)

Why can’t you experts ever agree on anything??? :!:

Now I feel silly, and I don’t know what to do! :?

The weather looks pretty crap for the next few days so I’ll have a good think about how to move on from here. :?:

IceWind:
Easy ...easy.

Get some weights, or join a gym.
In a few weeks you can launch a 4mt glider single hand or even join a beer keg toss contest. Done!

The way Chris Williams launch seems a bit dangerous for clumsy people like me... antenna getting stuck somewhere, or the radio strap and there goes the pilot, glider and the radio all to the ground. :(

All in all is better to get an helper, by the end of the day you pay him some pints and that settles the deal. ;)

Happy Days:
:lol:  :lol:

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