jumping 101 help

[RCBOY]

omg there is alot to take in here

but the main thing i wanna know is air. every time i ramp it flips in air or dosent land right and I'm tired of breaking carrier arms and losing drive shafts

 

[MotoGod]

Well since I'm a motocross guy I can give you a little insight, but it may not be 100% accurate. So far from my RC Jumping...it works though ;-)

1. Leave the jump ON the gas, don't gain speed and just coast off the lip. Keep the gas on, even if it's just a blip.

2. If your car is setup to do full brakes at idle, you're going to front flip (Yes I found this out with my buggy already!)

3. You can change the pitch of the car in the air by using gas/brake. If you give it gas your front end will go UP. If you apply the brakes, your front end will go DOWN. Laws of physics really. You're either increasing the rotating mass causing the rear to drop, or tapping the brake and transferring that stopped rotating mass forward which lowers the front of the car.

4. Hit the ramp straight on! Unless of course you WANT to barrel roll the car/truck. (Yup tried this one too!)

It takes a little practice, but give it a shot and start on small jumps to get the feel for it then work your way up to the bigger ones. Granted with an RC car, you won't kill yourself, but you sure can break some expensive stuff! Ideally you want to maintain some speed when you land and land with your rear wheels slightly before your front wheels (depending on the jump). When it hits the ground...give it some gas again to smooth out the landing.

Hope that helps?

 

[RCBOY]

Well since I'm a motocross guy I can give you a little insight, but it may not be 100% accurate. So far from my RC Jumping...it works though ;-)

1. Leave the jump ON the gas, don't gain speed and just coast off the lip. Keep the gas on, even if it's just a blip.

2. If your car is setup to do full brakes at idle, you're going to front flip (Yes I found this out with my buggy already!)

3. You can change the pitch of the car in the air by using gas/brake. If you give it gas your front end will go UP. If you apply the brakes, your front end will go DOWN. Laws of physics really. You're either increasing the rotating mass causing the rear to drop, or tapping the brake and transferring that stopped rotating mass forward which lowers the front of the car.

4. Hit the ramp straight on! Unless of course you WANT to barrel roll the car/truck. (Yup tried this one too!)

It takes a little practice, but give it a shot and start on small jumps to get the feel for it then work your way up to the bigger ones. Granted with an RC car, you won't kill yourself, but you sure can break some expensive stuff! Ideally you want to maintain some speed when you land and land with your rear wheels slightly before your front wheels (depending on the jump). When it hits the ground...give it some gas again so smooth out the landing.

Hope that helps?

wont i over rev the motor???? and mabey burn it out

 

[MotoGod]

Yes, you don't want to rev it to the moon. Nitro engines can take a LOT of RPMs.....so don't hold it wide open without any resistance on it for very long.....but in a panic...you CAN panic rev it to save from a horrific crash.

The ideal way to jump involves NO revving. It's all about the take off. If you master that, you won't need to correct in flight. In Flight correction works....most times. lol

Oh and when I said keep the gas on, that means all the way up the ramp, not while you're IN the air. You don;t want to gain a ton of speed and then coast off the jump. Your front end will go low almost every time. Gain your speed and either leave the throttle on up the face of the jump, or coast up most of the face and blip it BEFORE your front tires leave the ramp.

 

[RC Addict]

That is spot-on advice, spouliot!

 

[RCBOY]

That is spot-on advice, spouliot!

oh yeay till you bend a rail!!!!!!! how much those cost????

 

[MotoGod]

WOO WOO! I got something right! That's 10+ years racing motocross for ya ;-)

 

[Metalhead Matt]

Perfect advice. Also, what are ya jumping? The ramp or hill could be part of the problem too.