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Model Forum / Radio Controlled / Helicopters / May 2004What to do next??( newbie questions)
I have had about 7/10 flights on my Nexus I can hover for a tank full of fuel mainly facing away from me and hover side on both ways (not tried nose in) hover at about 15 foot all above our Helicopter pad which is about 20 foot square what do I need to practise next? as I am so tempted to do a circuit I have ditched the traing gear as the helecopter wobbled to much I found it also that it sharpens the mind will this stop damage in forward flight or is it better to leave it off Kevin If you can hover without the training gear it is best left off. It does stop crashes in the early days, however after a while its more of a hinderance than help. It is worth putting it back on when you learn nose in hovering. It will increase the amount of damage if you crash in forward flight in the circuit. You really need to practice a lot more hovering so that you are comfortable hovering on both sides of you pointing both left and right. Have a look at the BMFA handbook, the hovering L and hovering M are both ways of improving your hovering skills. Keep on putting fuel through the helicopter. Find someone who can fly well to point you in the right direction with your learning curve. Your doing very well for 7 - 10 flights. > I have had about 7/10 flights on my Nexus I can hover for a tank full of > fuel mainly facing away from me and hover side on both ways (not tried nose [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > it better to leave it off > Kevin I must admit it does seem to easy to fly in the hover as several people down my club have not got as far as I have in about 6 months but I did not set it up as I brought it second hand and it will hover hands off for quite a while I have "played" for a few hours on FMS but using a Pc joystick (with twist action for rudder)as i am to tight to buy the correct cable for my FF9 and windows XP I dont think I ever had a BMFA handbook but I am a member I will have a look at there website later Kevin > If you can hover without the training gear it is best left off. It does stop > crashes in the early days, however after a while its more of a hinderance [quoted text clipped - 25 lines] > > it better to leave it off > > Kevin Spend the money on the lead... Its cheaper than a crash and will help your flying a lot.The PC joystick will not help you very much.... Where about's in the UK are you? If you have not had a book contact the BMFA. > I must admit it does seem to easy to fly in the hover as several people > down my club have not got as far as I have in about 6 months but I did not [quoted text clipped - 40 lines] > > > it better to leave it off > > > Kevin Reading I am a member of the Reading club but I dont always get down to the club the same days as the other helicopter pilots so sometimes I get more help from the web > Spend the money on the lead... Its cheaper than a crash and will help your > flying a lot.The PC joystick will not help you very much.... [quoted text clipped - 54 lines] > > > > it better to leave it off > > > > Kevin > Reading I am a member of the Reading club but I dont always get down to the > club the same days as the other helicopter pilots so sometimes I get more > help from the web Kev, if you want to do a circuit, DO one. If you can do it on a sim, you'll piss it at the field. Holding back because of fears that you'll break your heli will make the learning process longer than it needs to be. A sim is good, VERY good, but it's not essential. I flew a circuit the very first time I got air beneath the skids of a helicopter and I've done it ever since. Some people reach the hover stage, then get bogged down for YEARS and never get into even basic circuits. AND these people have simulators!!!!!. Get into the hover, push the nose down, add some power (not an armful) and GO. Ease back on the power as the heli picks up speed and it won't climb as high as Ikarus, then all you've got to do is lower the throttle some more to let the heli come down. Stop before you land, then celebrate.  SignatureBeav Please note my E-mail address is "beavis dot original at ntlworld dot com" (with the obvious changes) Beavisland now lives at www.beavisoriginal.co.uk try to fly figure eights ! Put a marker about 20 meters to your left, another one to your right and about 5 meters in front of you : A x B you Then start hovering from A to B and back while gradually pointing the nose of the heli towards the direction your going. Do this with the skids at eye-level. Then, instead of stopping the movement at A or B, try make fluid turns AROUND A and B. Increase the size of the eights, increase speed, increase height. I'm at this level for now, and it's huge fun. Burn lots of fuel ! > I have had about 7/10 flights on my Nexus I can hover for a tank full of > fuel mainly facing away from me and hover side on both ways (not tried nose [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > it better to leave it off > Kevin |
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