Aaargh, crashed it!

[Si Goodchild]

I think i'll only fly right out in the open now!

Yeah, but it could have been worse: it might have hit you.

It sounds like you are at the stage I was a couple of months ago only you have a much nicer (more expensive) heli to smash up. I can't recommend phoenix enough if you want to practice flying circuits etc. For hover practice I reckon you can't beat real stick-time but you'll need the discipline to keep the heli reasonably close, at a sensible height and drop it down for a soft landing on the training gear if it starts to get away and you have any doubt about your ability to get it back quickly and safely.

[SparkleBee]

Yeah, but it could have been worse: it might have hit you.

It sounds like you are at the stage I was a couple of months ago only you have a much nicer (more expensive) heli to smash up. I can't recommend phoenix enough if you want to practice flying circuits etc. For hover practice I reckon you can't beat real stick-time but you'll need the discipline to keep the heli reasonably close, at a sensible height and drop it down for a soft landing on the training gear if it starts to get away and you have any doubt about your ability to get it back quickly and safely.

Absolutely mate, i keep the heli a good distance from me for that very reason, its still quite intimidating to have this heli spooling up right next to me, its a bit more powerful than my CX2! A mate who i fly with has phoenix, and i can fly circuits with the mini titan on it, even do loops and stuff. I also got pretty good with my CX2, flying loads outside with it last summer, but flying the mini titan for real is a whole different matter. Going to be taking it real steady once i rebuild it!