to club or not to club???

Daft Lad · 27-02-2010, 10:29 PM

i went down to the local flying club today(it just started to rain as i got there

)to see what it was like.the thing is though there aren`t any heli flyers there,they`re all plane flyers.they said i was very welcome to join but there would be nobody to give me any help or advice with my heli as they don`t know much about them.also because i fly a heli i`d probably get a lot of the guys watching me

talk about pressure

i can do pretty good FFF figure 8`s on my 250 but can anyone give me any help/advice about what to do

i can`t do that `upside-downing` stuff yet but i`m not too bad!

thanks in advance

**sacko** · 27-02-2010, 10:31 PM

Find a heli club if poss imo

**Steve** · 27-02-2010, 10:34 PM

Where are you?

I'm sure there's someone on here who is reasonably local?

**flyboyace** · 27-02-2010, 10:36 PM

just keep at it it took me two and a half years to go inverted
when you do go inverted it will be a hell of a buzz keep persisting

**BaRoN30s** · 27-02-2010, 10:40 PM

ive got the same problem here... my local club in barnsley only fly planks & have no support for helis so i opted out of joining.. couldn't see the point in paying out when there would be no one there to support me with any help.

looks like me tripping out & joining Sheffield and District Model Helicopter Club again even tho its a 40 min trip out there & then same back. least the support will be there.

could do with a few of us from off here & from barnsley putting a heli site together.. closer to fast lads the better so not as far to go for parts lol.

Daft Lad · 27-02-2010, 10:48 PM

i live not far from Leeds,there is a heli club about 5 miles away but with traffic involved would probably take me about a min 20min drive(one way) on a teatime(got kids so i need to look after them while wife(y) goes to work)!!whereas the local club is a max 1min drive away,i`d be able to go there every day mid-week for sure

it`s a delicate balance of being able to fly every day versus flying on a weekend with the knowledge/help a heli club can give

i just want to fly though

really not sure what to do

Daft Lad · 27-02-2010, 10:50 PM

Originally Posted by BaRoN30s

ive got the same problem here... my local club in barnsley only fly planks & have no support for helis so i opted out of joining.. couldn't see the point in paying out when there would be no one there to support me with any help.

looks like me tripping out & joining Sheffield and District Model Helicopter Club again even tho its a 40 min trip out there & then same back. least the support will be there.

could do with a few of us from off here & from barnsley putting a heli site together.. closer to fast lads the better so not as far to go for parts lol.

i am sooo close to you

**ROCKET RONNIE** · 27-02-2010, 10:53 PM

id say join both if u can, plenty of flying time in the wk and go to heli club wk end for help

Daft Lad · 28-02-2010, 12:18 PM

i`ve been thinking the same thing Ronnie

.once i pay for the BMFA insurance the club fee for the heli club should only be about £25 maybe.

it`s just the plane club is literally on my door-step,just down a little hardly used road which is ideal

**Goose** · 24-12-2011, 12:35 PM

Hi all I was told the other week that the Sheffield district heli club in not running anymore is this true

**twister440** · 24-12-2011, 01:48 PM

My club is about 10miles away and takes me about 25minutes to get too, if you are thinking of getting in to this hobby a club is is the way to go
and well worth the traveling :-)

**bigpops** · 24-12-2011, 02:31 PM

Originally Posted by BaRoN30s

ive got the same problem here... my local club in barnsley only fly planks & have no support for helis so i opted out of joining.. couldn't see the point in paying out when there would be no one there to support me with any help.

looks like me tripping out & joining Sheffield and District Model Helicopter Club again even tho its a 40 min trip out there & then same back. least the support will be there.

could do with a few of us from off here & from barnsley putting a heli site together.. closer to fast lads the better so not as far to go for parts lol.

You do know they (well, we, I'm a member there) have moved right? We lost the old field in July and just got a new one this month about half a mile from the old one.

The website is horribly out of date, but the email contact and phone number (I think) is still valid.

**bigpops** · 24-12-2011, 02:32 PM

Originally Posted by Goose

Hi all I was told the other week that the Sheffield district heli club in not running anymore is this true

No, it's not true. Read my post above.

**SaneAdam** · 24-12-2011, 02:51 PM

Where do you live daft lad?

**BaRoN30s** · 24-12-2011, 03:27 PM

do you have details of the new site then bigpops...? i sent a text to chris c around a month ago now or maybe a bit longer ago & he said many of the members wer now using Concorde club & elswhere due to not having a field yet..

cheers

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