Which Club?

[brashhighlander]

Alright folks, I need you opinions, I have two options

1 - join the local club which is about 30 mins drive, however only a couple of heli flyers and nobody who could train me. Therefore it would just be practice on the sim and then go try at the field or

2 - Join a different club about 1hr 30 mins away. I know from their website they offer buddy systen training for helis.

The problem is that I won't be able to visit the field every weekend due to family commitments etc.

What do people think, I am just curious as I am now itching to get some stick time.

Cheers

[Stuart]

Do any of the more local guys have the same heli, tx and BMFA 'A' Cert. To me I really couldn't be bothered to spend 3hrs in the car to fly, not to mention the car fuel cost. Spend 30 mins to an hour on the sim every day repeating simple moves until second nature and then put in practice at the field.

I learnt to fly virtually on my own, then joined a local club like you with only two heli flyers Angelos & Philip Henderson. Now Me and Phil are members of a different all heli club and have been for years. Its been invaluable being part of full heli community, but with the use of this site and others those that are more remote should be able to get some good advice and tips.

I hear you on the family side, I've four crazy boy's from 1 years to 10 years and they each pull me and the mother to pieces every day and I struggle to get to the field at times, not to mention the great british weather get's in the way a hell of alot.

[Steve]

brashighlander

Where are you based?

Scotland by any chance?

[Disc]

I would go for the Local Club as long as there is someone who can give the Heli the once over. Then theres no harm to join the local club as they fly they get better and will pass along tips.

Rember everyone starts somewhere.

Helicopters you start on the ground just get used to the lift off throttle area on your sticks. Basically you move on from there thats how we all started.
Remove the rachet though and make it smooth not the click you get from
new.

Use the Sim to get used to how a helicopter behaves practice hovering
and drifting.

I don't know of any one in our Club that learnt with Buddy leads apart from me for 1 flight with Ade. But that was enough for me to now tear up the sky

[brashhighlander]

Yes based in Scotland, I don't know what could have given it away

I spoke to the local club and they know of someone who can check my heli over, so as long as the heli is set up ok then I am happy to just give it a go myself.

Hooray, going to get some hovering done soon. Hopefully

[Ade_Law]

I would go to both.

join the one furthest away. then once your more confident join the local one and fly there paying the odd visit to the one further away as needed.

at DMHC we have a few people that live further away and do exactly that.

Ade