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Model Forum / Radio Controlled / Helicopters / April 2010FMS arrived
FedEx brought the $20.00 USD Esky simulator today. The software installed without problems and the laptop recognized and installed the USB radio with out a hitch. My, oh my. I can see I will need about a month on the simulator before I attempt to fly my Falcon 40 that was received for Christmas. Watching YouTube videos of expert helo pilots who make it look easy, is misleading. The simulator really shows my shortcomings. Looking forward to learning. Danny > FedEx brought the $20.00 USD Esky simulator today. The software installed > without problems and the laptop recognized and installed the USB radio [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > Danny Good for you Danny, you're on your way. Yup, watching people that know how to fly always makes it look easier than it really is. The first person I ever saw fly one turned out to be the reigning US National Champ for that year. I didn't know that of course but I came away from watching him thinking, "yeah, I can do that!!" Little did I know! ;-) Best of luck and let us know how it goes when you try the real thing. On that same note, do try to have an expert do the initial trim flights on your Falcon. Even if you're handling the sim comfortably, you'll find the real thing a handful if it's not properly trimmed. It takes a bit of experience to learn "what" to adjust based on what you're feeling on those initial flights. Good luck, Steve R. I recommend Clearview http://rcflightsim.com/ It's a big improvement over FMS and only around $40. I also have a Falcon 40 and have replaced every part on it (you will crash a lot at first). I started a few months ago and now hardly ever crash. I'm now moving to the collective pitch models. Just don't give up, and practice a lot on the sim. Good Luck! Ben >> FedEx brought the $20.00 USD Esky simulator today. The software >> installed without problems and the laptop recognized and installed the [quoted text clipped - 25 lines] > Good luck, > Steve R. I have broken a few parts on the Falcon 40. Still have the training gear on and have NOT flown it much at all. I did put on super skids and super blades but have a servo out. reordering a couple of those shortly. I also have one co-axial 4 channel that has proven to be somewhat easier for the novice. At least I can hover and fly it fairly well. Replacing parts on it too. Darned money pits.... Danny >I recommend Clearview > [quoted text clipped - 40 lines] >> Good luck, >> Steve R. WARNING: newbe at keyboard > I have broken a few parts on the Falcon 40. Still have the training gear > on and have NOT flown it much at all. I did put on super skids and super > blades but have a servo out. reordering a couple of those shortly. I > also have one co-axial 4 channel that has proven to be somewhat easier Whats a "co-axial 4 channel" ?? > for the novice. At least I can hover and fly it fairly well. Replacing > parts on it too. Darned money pits.... > Danny Can't be more new than I am, Hamilton. A coaxial heli is a helicopter with two rotors that turn in opposite directions...counter rotating. They usually have no functioning tail rotor. The 4 channels give four directions..up/down, left/right, forward/rear, yaw (tail moves left/right. More stable than a single rotor Heli. Something to get me into the air quicker without the learning curve and costs of a single rotor, fixed pitch or collective pitch Heli. Danny Check out the coaxials here and other suppliers: http://www.xheli.com/coaxial.html > WARNING: newbe at keyboard > [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] >> parts on it too. Darned money pits.... >> Danny > Can't be more new than I am, Hamilton. A coaxial heli is a helicopter > with two rotors that turn in opposite directions...counter rotating. [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > Check out the coaxials here and other suppliers: > http://www.xheli.com/coaxial.html Now this looks like fun !! Thanks for the insight. I am in the market for a new hobby, and this looks like it !! Does anyone know if, for the price of stability, does speed (of flying) or batter life gets compromised ?? thanks hamilton >> Can't be more new than I am, Hamilton. A coaxial heli is a helicopter >> with two rotors that turn in opposite directions...counter rotating. [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] > > hamilton Can't generally say for battery life although I've been impressed with the endurance of the coaxial birds I've the a chance to play with. I can tell you that the price of stability of such models does compromise things like flying speed. Get them moving in the right way and they can scoot right along but they are nowhere near as fast or maneuverable as a standard single rotor/tail rotor design. That's what makes them such good trainers in the first place. It's much harder for the raw beginner to get in trouble. They are a good starting point for someone who's never touched an RC helicopter before but if you've got any natural aptitude, you'll outgrow the coaxial bird fairly quickly. If you don't have one already, you might want to consider an RC simulator. There are a number of really good ones on the market. I've got the Phoenix sim and really like it. I fly it with my personal transmitter through a USB adaptor. Real Flight is also very popular and can be had with it's own "transmitter." They'll give you a good taste of what it's like to fly a "real" RC model helicopter as well as fixed wing airplanes, without risking the ol wallet in the process. ;-) Good luck & Enjoy! Steve R. >FedEx brought the $20.00 USD Esky simulator today. The software installed >without problems and the laptop recognized and installed the USB radio with [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > >Danny See if you can find a vid of one of those hotshots with a "stick cam" inset so you can see what kind of wild gyrations their sticks do to get the helicopter to fly like a pissed off hornet. |
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