Marlow Anderson Field • Hobart, WA

Lake Sawyer Hawks

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Glossary

RC terms and club references.

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Half Cuban Eight

Model pulls up and executes five-eighths (5/8) inside loop to 45 degrees, hesitates, does one-half (1/2) roll, hesitates, then performs one-eight (1/8) inside loop back t...

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Half Reverse Cuban Eight

Model pulls up and executes one-eighth (1/8) inside loop to 45 degrees, hesitates, does one-half (1/2) roll, hesitates, then performs five-eights (5/8) inside loop back t...

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Hammerhead (stall turn)

Model executes one-quarter (1/4) loop to a vertical track, performs a stall turn through 180 degrees, then recovers with another one-quarter (1/4) loop to level flight in...

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Hangar Rash

A skin condition suffered by your aircraft when it is not taxiing, flying or landing. I.E. when you are transporting it to the flying field, or working on it on your benc...

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Heading Hold

In gyros, used to maintain the indented heading or direction of the aircraft or vehicle despite outside influences, wind, round surfaces, etc.

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Hit

Sudden radio interference which causes your model to fly in an erratic manner. Most often caused by someone turning on a radio that is on your frequency, but can be cause...

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Holds

In Spektrum systems, a hold occurs when 45 consecutive Frame losses occur. At this point the system enters failsafe.

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Horizontal Stabilizer

The flight surface that supports the elevator and also helps to stabilize the model in pitch.

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Hot Start

An engine which has been running will tend to remain hot for a short time. During this period, it is possible to restart the engine by turning the crankshaft without the...

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