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Flying the Diamante 25e
YouwillfindtheDiamante25etobeasolid,honest-flying
model.Itiscapableofhandlingallkindsofweather.
EnsureyourCGissetaccordingtothemanualandpowerup
theaircraft.Moveyourthrottletrimupslowlyuntilthemotor
justbeginstospin.Thiswillbeyourflightidlethatwillhelpto
establishalongerglidepathandtendstomakelandingseasier.
Beforetaxiingouttotherunway,double-checkallcontrolsare
workinginthecorrectdirectionandfunctioningproperly.Taxi
outtotherunwayandlineupintothewind.Youwillfindthe
rudderveryeffective;onthegroundtrackingisverypredictable.
Applypowersmoothlyandbeginthetakeoffroll.Correctwith
rudderasnecessaryandapplyupelevatorslowlyuntilthe
modelliftsoff.Onceintheair,trimthemodelforlevelflight.
Foroptimumaerobaticperformance,trimforaslightdive,both
uprightandinverted.CenterofGravitywillaffectthefeelof
thenaturalfeelofthismodelandiswhyalargebatterytray
wasdesignedintotheaircrafttoallowvariationsoftheCenter
ofGravitysimplybyrelocatingthebattery.Eachpilotwillhave
apersonalpreferenceoftheiroptimumCenterofGravity,
butforfirstflightswewouldrecommendusingtheforward
recommendation.Includedinthiskitwasanaerobatictrimming
articlewrittenby7-timeTOCcompetitorPeterGoldsmith.By
followinghisdetailedtrimminginformationyoucanhavethe
Diamanteperformingperfectaerobaticmaneuvers.
LandingtheDiamante25eisaseasyassettinguponfinal
approach,loweringthethrottletoidleandglidingintoa
softthree-pointtouch-down.Onethingtobeawareofisthe
Diamantehasaveryefficientairfoil,sosetupforthefinal
glidepathfartheroutthanexpectedtoensureyouarenotover-
shootingthetouch-downpoint.
Wehopeyouenjoytheexperienceofflyingapureaerobatic
performerliketheDiamante25e.
Happylandings.
Reduce Your Workload
Oneofmypassionsinlifeistoteach.Afteralongdiscussion
withMikeHurleyandaftersharingwithhimhowpassionate
Iwastosharemylife’saerobaticknowledge,wedecidedthat
atrimmingarticlewouldbeagreatstart.Aproperlytrimmed
modelcanreduceyourworkloadinanaerobaticsequenceby
anenormousamount.Ijudgedatthenationalsthisyearand
thoroughlyenjoyedtheexperience.Iwasalsoimpressedwith
theskills,especiallyinthelowerclasses,whendisplayedby
pilotstryingtoflywithapoortrimsetup.Iwastrulyamazed
howtolerantpeoplewere;infact,itdrovemecrazytowatch.
Irememberbouncingoutofmyjudgingchairandsayingto
Mike,"Boy,Ineedtohelpthesepeople."Hence,hereIam
typingawayatmyexcitingpaceofabout80minutesperword
existsintheUSscaleaerobaticscene.Likeallgoodinput,it
doesn’tcomefromme,butismoreasummaryof25yearsof
meetingpeoplewhosharedtheirthoughtsontrimmingwithme,
thenmeltingthemdownintosomekindoflegibleformatthat
mostcanunderstand.