leaning legs

[Dean airwolf]

Hello again
A big thanks for all your help with my other posts.
Where would I find a good set of leaning legs for a trex 500 I broke my last set and I can't remmber were I got the last set from.
Thanks Dean

[robbo45]

Hi dean , go on fast lads and type in the search section training and they got loads of them

[David Drew]

Do you know what? - don't bother.

If (and I mean if) you were doing anything like a decent hover with the old set then try hovering without. It's only after you have ditched the legs that you realise just how much harder they made hovering in the first place.

[Pj1969]

+1 on the don't bother, they do tend to make the Heli do all sorts of crazy things, just tKe them off, find a nice smooth car park and try just getting it light and move forwards and backwards controlled and slow. One little tip, put your pitch curve on 0,46,48,50 if I remember rightly(someone will correct me), it will save the Heli sucking it's self to the floor when you panic and just shut the throttle sick down. Good luck

[james_2k]

+1 on the don't bother, they do tend to make the Heli do all sorts of crazy things, just tKe them off, find a nice smooth car park and try just getting it light and move forwards and backwards controlled and slow. One little tip, put your pitch curve on 0,46,48,50 if I remember rightly(someone will correct me), it will save the Heli sucking it's self to the floor when you panic and just shut the throttle sick down. Good luck

Will prevent it taking off at all

i use 40-45-50-75-100 for normal curve

[Pj1969]

Will prevent it taking off at all

i use 40-45-50-75-100 for normal curve

Knew I'd forgotten lol, that's why I can't fly lol

[Dean airwolf]

Lol
what would be a good height to lean at.
I have been at about a foot with no prooblems.But I tryed it a head height but lost it so it went and broke the leaning legs

[tomatwalden]

You can lean at any height, or more precisely - angle - you want! You should probably LEARN however about a metre off the ground. Below that and the heli will be blown all over the place by its own turbulence (ie. wind bouncing off the ground and coming back up into the heli).

If you're really at the stage of still skidding along the ground, then training legs may still be an advantage if you have a 450 or bigger.

[james_2k]

I never had that stage. Nano cpx doesn't skid so well anyway

[Dean airwolf]

Tom
Thanks for the info.The level am at is am lifting it up ok and leaning to control it and keep it in the same place.But am on the fourth set of rear drive sets(Trex 500).

[David Drew]

Go buy a second hand MCPX or similar.

That is probably one of the best training aids you can get. You'll save the cost with one less crash of the 500. Great for learning hovering and basic forward flight. Crash it on grass and pick it up and fly again - repeatedly!

[tomatwalden]

Go buy a second hand MCPX or similar.

That is probably one of the best training aids you can get. You'll save the cost with one less crash of the 500. Great for learning hovering and basic forward flight. Crash it on grass and pick it up and fly again - repeatedly!

+1 ... can't beat the micros for learning the basics.

[Dean airwolf]

Thanks guys.
whats MCPX and micros

[Rich23]

E-Flite Blade MCPX BL Brushless Helicopter BnF Combo BLH3980UK

An awesome heli to learn on. A bit of a handful to start with but persevere and it will give the rewards. Its not everyones cup of tea but it helped me with hovering and control.

Rich