rc helicopter practice

itsame · Fully Charged Joined: 12 Feb 2013 Posts: 4

Hi all,

Was wondering what are all your rc helicopter practice routines. I have tried my hand on a simulator (the Phoenix and also the Realflight) and have to say they absolutely help! But they're not the real thing... So I am going to go and buy one but was wondering if rc helicopter practice routines should be more of exclusive sim time until mastery then real flight or switch between real flight and sim time since the get-go? Would appreciate any opinions, thanks in advance Wink

tombo242 · Posted: Fri Feb 15, 2013 2:15 am Post subject:

Hi itsame,

No simulator will teach you to fly, it can only teach you how to fly.

There is a big difference. However, what the sim does do is teach you muscle/stick/brain co-ordination and that is the first essential for flying. Keep practising on the sim until you can hold the model in hover around head height, just in front of you without it going off on its own for at least 3 minutes. Then: use Radds for the 10 or so batteries required and you'll do fine.

Tom.

sbobby · Posted: Sat Feb 16, 2013 4:42 am Post subject:

Tombo is absolutely right.
Sim only helps you use stick control.
I thought I can flight very well on sim but my first real flight only last less than a mitute then crashed.

jathanjr · Posted: Sat Feb 16, 2013 5:50 am Post subject: itsame

hi there! welcome to the world of rc addiction!!! lol!!! the best thing is to just go out the and fly your heli! watch some youtube vids, they help too! but the best thing would have to be actually getting out and doing it!

tombo242 · Posted: Sat Feb 16, 2013 7:43 am Post subject: Re: itsame

jathanjr · Posted: Mon Feb 18, 2013 3:55 am Post subject: tom

lol wow that has to suck!!!! so ive decided to purchase a dynam e-razor 450 6 channel 3d! lol... i have both 3 channel and 4 channel fixed pitch helis, need something more challenging. other than learning from a sim. what are some of the basic controls? are they somewhat similar to a 4 channel? other than you have to use both thumbs together?

tombo242 · Posted: Mon Feb 18, 2013 10:05 pm Post subject:

Hi Jathanjr,

If you stay in 'Normal' mode the 6 channel is much like a fixed pitch to fly, perhaps faster to respond, like the 'flyer' in the video found out - very easily overcontroled (unlike a 3 channel which I would never recommend for learning to anyone).

It's only when you get into 'F-Mode' that the differences are most pronounced, mainly the increasing power on neg pitch and the inverted control. I really would recommend using a sim for this as serious crashes are just about unavoidable and very expensive when inverted. Previous RC experience is not a lot of help here, your muscles have to be retrained to fly an inverted helicopter. Don't even think about it until you experience it on a sim. (Even a free one is better than none at all!)

Tom.

admiral · Posted: Tue Feb 19, 2013 2:30 am Post subject: Re: tom

tombo242 · Posted: Tue Feb 19, 2013 6:08 am Post subject:

Too right there Admiral.

Can't fault using a sim, best thing going to avoid expensive crashes. Wink

Tom.

jathanjr · Posted: Tue Feb 19, 2013 6:50 am Post subject:

well good, thank you folks for the advise. i plan on doing barrel rolls and flips right outta the box...lol...not really! well i will be sure to definately purchase a sim also! does anyone know how the dynam e-razor is? any reviews?

admiral · Posted: Tue Feb 19, 2013 11:32 am Post subject: dynam e-razor 450 Review

http://www.mycoolheli.com/reviews/ReviewERazor450.html

jathanjr · Posted: Tue Feb 19, 2013 12:43 pm Post subject:

thanks admiral.. that is incredibly helpful!!!