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I received my Trex 450 almost 3 weeks ago. I decided that patience would be a virtue and practiced daily with the Phoenix flight sim. In between times, I levelled the swash plate, checked the pitch on the rotors, checked that all the screws were secure, charged the Lipo’s and fitted the training gear.
I seem to have mastered hovering on the Phoenix sim, tail in and nose in so
I decided to ‘bite the bullet’ and take the helicopter for a first flight (in my garden).
I didn’t realise how much the ‘fear factor’ could affect performance. Each time the heli left the ground I plonked it back down again, worried that it might just fly off never to be seen again. The effect was like a giant grasshopper jumping along the grass. I eventually got it in the air and hovered for some time. As confidence grew I started moving the heli around the garden, never more than 6 feet off the ground.
My second flight was similar without the grasshopper impression. A few minutes into my third flight a gust of wind took the heli up to about 15 feet, panic set in and I had a tail strike against the corner of the house. New blades and a Tail Pitch Assembly ordered…..and so it begins!!!
I have adjusted my pitch and throttle curves; I should have done this beforehand,
it might have helped a little, but this is one big learning curve for me.
A bit of wimpy impact but I thought I would share my first crash experience with you all!!
I seem to have mastered hovering on the Phoenix sim, tail in and nose in so
I decided to ‘bite the bullet’ and take the helicopter for a first flight (in my garden).
I didn’t realise how much the ‘fear factor’ could affect performance. Each time the heli left the ground I plonked it back down again, worried that it might just fly off never to be seen again. The effect was like a giant grasshopper jumping along the grass. I eventually got it in the air and hovered for some time. As confidence grew I started moving the heli around the garden, never more than 6 feet off the ground.
My second flight was similar without the grasshopper impression. A few minutes into my third flight a gust of wind took the heli up to about 15 feet, panic set in and I had a tail strike against the corner of the house. New blades and a Tail Pitch Assembly ordered…..and so it begins!!!
I have adjusted my pitch and throttle curves; I should have done this beforehand,
it might have helped a little, but this is one big learning curve for me.A bit of wimpy impact but I thought I would share my first crash experience with you all!!
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