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Advice on small lateral course corrections / zigzags? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 5 days ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I'm having trouble with a couple scenarios where I want to zigzag. One of two gates that are slightly offset, another is approaching a gap where I'm not quite lined up right.

Coming from fixed wing, I would use rudder. But I'm not sure what the best movement is for a quad.

Would you start with yaw, and coordinate with a little roll, similar to a regular coordinated turn? Or just do a quick roll and back?

Thanks for any tips about how you'd accomplish the movement or practice it!

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 days ago (2 children)

For small zigzags like this, I just use roll. Keep yaw pointed at the general direction of travel.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Yup. Just use roll but depending how fast you’re going you might need a little throttle to maintain altitude.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 days ago

Thanks, will try it out!