considering the hobby

[5hane]

[Bill rob;1152330]Flying helis can be cheaper than golf or fishing.Its nice to see someone asking first,,I saw a post on another forum along the lines of "Ive bought a trex600 and DX8,,can anyone tell me how to level the swash",,,which is like buying a Ferrari then going for driving lessons,,,I think the old term was "All the gear,no idea"
Not so long ago there were no sims or micro helis so todays "noobs" have a better start than older guys had![/QUOTE]

Hi bill rob. I am so grateful for the help as well. Even at this early stage I have learnt so much from you guys.
As I touched upon earlier in this thread: around 10 years ago I was keen to try my hand at flying rc heli's. I visited a local club where a member kindly let me experience flyjng a Thunder Tiger raptor by way of a his transmitter hooked up to the one I had hold of so that he could take control whenever I lost control (I'm sure that has a technical name). Needless to say I never really had much control but the experience was amazing. Soon after that I bought myself an electric Honey Bee heli, but sadly I soon got frustrated with it before deciding that perhaps I'm not cut out for flying these things.
Well here I am again willing to give it another shot. This time however I am taking my time so that i don't go out of my depth.

[bill rob]

Flying helis can be cheaper than golf or fishing.Its nice to see someone asking first,,I saw a post on another forum along the lines of "Ive bought a trex600 and DX8,,can anyone tell me how to level the swash",,,which is like buying a Ferrari then going for driving lessons,,,I think the old term was "All the gear,no idea"
Not so long ago there were no sims or micro helis so todays "noobs" have a better start than older guys had!

[5hane]

[QUaddition to the MSRE=Paul_basildon_helis;1152314]do I actually need a bind plug to bind the DX6i to the MSR RTF?
Looking at some YouTube instructional videos, a bind plug isn't needed with the Blade MSR BNF, but they don't mention the MSR RTF.

Thanks guys[/QUOTE]

Hi Shane
no you wont need a bind plug for the mSr as it has a built in receiver.
just follow the you tube video.
you'll see bnf and rtf around. Bnf means bind and fly kit meaning it's just the heli in the box, sometimes with a battery and charger.
rtf means ready to fly and should include a transmitter, with the mSr rtf kit it looks like a video game controller.
just remember when you start to fly, if you think it's going to crash, shut off the throttle and minimum damage will occur, most damage occurs when the blades hit the ground while the motors still running.
You will find alot of good flying lessons on YouTube where you will also find explanations on most parts such as different types of receivers, transmitter settings and when you step up to bigger batteries you will need to understand the basics of charging,using and storing lipo batteries.
also it might be worth finding your local flying club, go down and chat to some like minded big kids, that's where I learnt most of what I know now.
enjoy the mSr, they are great little tools and will get you flying quickly!

Merry xmas[/QUOTE]


Excellent, thanks Paul. That all makes perfect sense.
In addition to the MSR, I also bought spare skids / main blade grips / feathering spindle? / training gear and an extra batteries ( 3.7v lipo 175mah twin pack refills).
I like to think that I'm well prepared for Christmas day

[French Paul]

do I actually need a bind plug to bind the DX6i to the MSR RTF?
Looking at some YouTube instructional videos, a bind plug isn't needed with the Blade MSR BNF, but they don't mention the MSR RTF.

Thanks guys[/QUOTE]

Hi Shane
no you wont need a bind plug for the mSr as it has a built in receiver.
just follow the you tube video.
you'll see bnf and rtf around. Bnf means bind and fly kit meaning it's just the heli in the box, sometimes with a battery and charger.
rtf means ready to fly and should include a transmitter, with the mSr rtf kit it looks like a video game controller.
just remember when you start to fly, if you think it's going to crash, shut off the throttle and minimum damage will occur, most damage occurs when the blades hit the ground while the motors still running.
You will find alot of good flying lessons on YouTube where you will also find explanations on most parts such as different types of receivers, transmitter settings and when you step up to bigger batteries you will need to understand the basics of charging,using and storing lipo batteries.
also it might be worth finding your local flying club, go down and chat to some like minded big kids, that's where I learnt most of what I know now.
enjoy the mSr, they are great little tools and will get you flying quickly!

Merry xmas

[5hane]

Sorry, it's just one question after another.

Today the second hand DX6i arrived as did a brand new Blade MSR RTF. I've unboxed the DX6i and if all looks fine. Unfortunately the heli is a Christmas present to me so I can't unpack that until the big day. Hopefully the sim cable will soon arrive so I can at least start practicing on the Mac

So to the question: After reading the beginning of the DX6i instruction manual, it appears I need a bind plug to setup the transmitter with aircraft. Sadly the transmitter doesn't come with a bind plug, but before I ask which type of those I need to now order (sigh), do I actually need a bind plug to bind the DX6i to the MSR RTF?
Looking at some YouTube instructional videos, a bind plug isn't needed with the Blade MSR BNF, but they don't mention the MSR RTF.

Thanks guys

[5hane]

Hi, thanks for the suggestion. The Mac in question is version 10.6.8, which appears to be below required versions (10.9 and 10.8).
I wonder why the cable wont work with the sim I mentioned..... how do the eBay sellers know, or are they covering themselves?

Holdup. I just read this on neXt: -> Use for OSX 10.7 and OSX 10.6 the version without installer. So hopefully should be fine

[5hane]

Or use Parallels or Boot camp and install Windows 7 on your Mac, you could run whichever simulator you wanted then.

Hi TY. Sadly this isn't my Mac its a family members who doesn't want anything on it changed and I certainly don't want to fiddle with his Mac. Sadly my PC died not long ago so all im using until I can afford a replacement is a tablet. So basically I hope that I can get the transmitter to work on this Mac using the only sim that appears to work.... AlphaMacSoftware's RC Helicopter Simulator (Mac OS X)

As I mentioned in the previous post, I wonder why the sellers are so sure that the cable they sell wont work with the said Sim. They don't appear to be RC heli experts when I look at all the other junk they are selling? Is it just worth me risking getting the cable and hope for the best?

[5hane]

If you want to use a sim on your mac I would go with neXt. It is tried and tested and works very well.

neXt - CGM rc Heli Simulator

The sim adapter you listed will work with next.

Hi, thanks for the suggestion. The Mac in question is version 10.6.8, which appears to be below required versions (10.9 and 10.8).
I wonder why the cable wont work with the sim I mentioned..... how do the eBay sellers know, or are they covering themselves?

[French Paul]

Or use Parallels or Boot camp and install Windows 7 on your Mac, you could run whichever simulator you wanted then.

This is Probably the best answer for most with the same issue!

[George J]

Or use Parallels or Boot camp and install Windows 7 on your Mac, you could run whichever simulator you wanted then.

[philipjdall]

If you want to use a sim on your mac I would go with neXt. It is tried and tested and works very well.

neXt - CGM rc Heli Simulator

The sim adapter you listed will work with next.

[5hane]

I have finally placed my first order (dx6i transmitter). I now want to buy the correct sim cable in time for xmas. Someone did already kindly link me to a sim cable in this thread, but I would just like to make sure the following will work a specific flight sim on an aging mac osx:

USB Fight Simulator Spektrum DX5e Dx6i DX7 JR Futaba | eBay


I already tinkered with helix prior to ordering the dx6i, but it was very laggy and kept freezing. However this one worked fine:


AlphaMacSoftware's RC Helicopter Simulator (Mac OS X)


Thank you

Well now im completely stumped. I just sent the below message to 2 differant ebay sellers of the sim cables but got similar replies ("sorry I don't think so"). God I hope I've not just wasted my money on the radio as it is going to be my sim controller. Any ideas when this is the only sim that works on the said Mac please?


"Will this cable connect my DX6I transmitter to a Mac OSX so that I can use the helicopter simulator by AlphaMacSoftware's RC Helicopter Simulator (Mac OS X) ?



Also, what is on the disk? Thank you"

[5hane]

I have finally placed my first order (dx6i transmitter). I now want to buy the correct sim cable in time for xmas. Someone did already kindly link me to a sim cable in this thread, but I would just like to make sure the following will work a specific flight sim on an aging mac osx:

USB Fight Simulator Spektrum DX5e Dx6i DX7 JR Futaba | eBay


I already tinkered with helix prior to ordering the dx6i, but it was very laggy and kept freezing. However this one worked fine:


AlphaMacSoftware's RC Helicopter Simulator (Mac OS X)


Thank you

[Chrisrw]

Yes.
If you get a dX6i it will work but also the MLP4DSM (stock radio for the msr and msrx) works with all the 4ch ones I think (mcx2, msr and msrx etc).

[5hane]

You are probably going to break stuff at first anyway, so it's almost immaterial which you choose. If you feel happier to try something a little more sedate go for the msr. If you damage it and find it starts to misbehave you can get a brand new msrx for £40 (I've seen some good secondhand on ebay go for £25) and you will already have the radio, charger and batteries.
I'm a slow learner (I have put in ALOT of time over the last two months) and haven't made any massive leaps of improvement but already feel a fixed pitch (msr or msrx) is beginning to be limited in what it can teach me now (it's still great for orientation and general physics of flying) but they are just a little two stable. I am just trying to get the hang of full CP and it's still a big jump. My budget was initially very small - but now I have the 'bug' I have had to rethink the budget limitations!
Whichever you go for you'll enjoy it!

So the transmitter for the msr works with the msrx. Thats good to know, so I would only need to get the bnf version of thd msrx if I buy the rtf msr first.