eric_b
Key Veteran
Location: Denver, CO, USA
| That's a monster flag, Alan!Mine tows pretty well in fast forward flight. When cornering fast, you can swing the weight out around the apex, kind of like riding a bermed turn on a bike, to turn tightly. The top picture is in FFF, about 35-40 mpg. The sinkers provide enough weight to keep the flag hanging below the copter and prevent the line from getting tangled in the tail rotor. This is my second setup - the first time I tried it I didn't have any music wire on the flag to keep it straight and it kept getting wrapped around the line.
I zip tied the cord to the rear skid brace, which is a bit behind the CG, so I thought it would be best to anchor it there as drag force would tend to raise the nose in FFF. Actually, I left the zip tie loose, and the line could shift freely from left to right on the skid brace, but that didn't seem to matter a bit. |
maybe next time i should try less weight and an emergency release system. 
