Thoughts on Training gear

[rob12770]

Hi all,
I just got A Trex 450 up and running (after some difficulty) I cant really fly yet and so i just hovered it in tha back garden .. just for a second or 2 to make sure i had i t set up the mini K-Bar etc right, seems ok..

Now its a flybarless heli and i think i tread somewhere that you should not use training legs on an FBL heli?
I used them on my MCPX but as its prone to shake in flight, this just amplifies the problem with the legs on, when i took the training legs of my MCPX i can fly it much better..

so i suppose my question is.. should i use training legs on my Trex 450 FBL ?

and if not, when Should training legs / gear be used ? flybarred helis only ?

cheers rob

[Thor]

I can't answer your question because I have never used any training gear on my helis. But it sounds like you can already competently take off, hover and land, so it sounds to me like you have no need for training gear ;-)

[rob12770]

I can't answer your question because I have never used any training gear on my helis. But it sounds like you can already competently take off, hover and land, so it sounds to me like you have no need for training gear ;-)

yeah maybe, but im not sure how "competently "

[Thor]

yeah maybe, but im not sure how "competently "

I guess only time will tell.

One thing is almost certain though: you will find the 450 much easier to fly than the MCPX.

[rob12770]

I guess only time will tell.

One thing is almost certain though: you will find the 450 much easier to fly than the MCPX.

yeah hopefully , but did dumb down the MCPX rates to make it more docile..

[myxiplx]

Nope, if you've already taken off, hovered and landed then there's absolutely no need for training gear. Just take your time learning, make sure you're comfortable with your hovering orientations and you'll be fine :-)

Once you're used to it you should find that anything you can do on the mCPX is much easier on the 450.

[rob12770]

thanks , yes its all nose out at the moment..all in good time i guess
cheers rob

[DaveJones]

I'd agree with the above posts, if you can hover an MCPX then you should be good to go with the 450 without training gear, that the same way I approached it essentially using the MCPX as my training tool.

Take it slow and steady, practise new stuff on the MCPX before trying it on the 450 and if you haven't got one look at investing in a simulator (Pheonix, next real flight....)

[rob12770]

yep MCPX cheap for parts .. cheers for the tips , already got phoenix etc mate

[Bigboystoys]

450 cheap for parts also, heli flys so much better without training gear, so if you don't need it,don't use it, it will help your hovering mprove

[myxiplx]

thanks , yes its all nose out at the moment..all in good time i guess
cheers rob

I'd recommend getting to the stage you know all the core orientations on the mCPX before you do too much on the 450. Once you know your orientations you have an ability to recover from situations you're not comfortable with - you can always drop back to a stable hover. Just work on slowly turning the nose a little left and right from the hover, it'll feel uncomfortable but you'll find it slowly starts to feel more natural.

Without those core orientation skills finding a 450 accidentally pointing towards yourself is not a good thing :-)

[scallybert]

I quite like my fluoro balls, and they don't seem to upset the handling of this (my) FBL T-Rex 450 Pro...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x-ucSgDI-9U

My view is that whatever works for you is right. If you want to take them off/put them on, then do. But don't do it just because everyone says you should.

Of course, I'm a contrary ^&*(...

[gobby550x]

I used them on my 550 and the thing would vibrate like crazy but it certainly gave some confidence while learning to hover, the heli is far easier to fly without the balls but I am certain they saved me a few hundred quid in spares.

[Granpappy]

If it's the first fly of a newly built heli, and you are not confident about rescuing yourself from an unexpected event, then fit the training gear. If it hovers okay and everything is as expected, then land and take them off.