Newbie needs advice

[Disc]

Well I can make next weekend as well either day as I am not working.

This Saturday I am swaping a Raptor 30/futaba 7c for a Raptor 60...

Plane or Helicopter we can show you stuff and trannys to go for etc whats good or bad.. where to buy for good prices etc...

[rwalters]

Does anyone have a link to a site or have information themselves on how a helicopter works and how the transmitter controls it.

I know the basics from planes, throttle, rudder, ailerons and stuff, but nothing about how a heli flys and move around.

[Disc]

Er Pass....

I just move the sticks and it moves kind of....

Its a kind of magic....

[Thomas]

I'll pass on that too, but here are some set up videos that might help.

http://www.moretraction.com/helis/setup%20videos.htm

[robgt]

I don't know if anything exists, I've never looked, but try seaching google?
It depends what you are wanting to know about really.
Lots of useful information on wikipedia too...

Cheers,
Rob

[Mercuriell]

Does anyone have a link to a site or have information themselves on how a helicopter works and how the transmitter controls it.

I know the basics from planes, throttle, rudder, ailerons and stuff, but nothing about how a heli flys and move around.

The Twister Medevac and Bell 47 come with a nice basic DVD on how the heli works and that would get you going (indoors) nicely - you won't do any damage either if you hit something (apart from maybe a cracked blade - come in 6 packs). It will give you something to get going with whilst you explore the bigger offerings.

The side to side cyclic moves the aircraft body like ailerons and the fore-aft cyclic like elevators. The collective changes the pitch of the rotor to vary lift and the tail rotor controls are analagous to rudder. Main difference is that the whole caboodle is dangling from the rotor and has the stability of a marble on a plate especially in hover where the heli is buffeted by its own wake turbulence. Building a heli goes a long way to understanding how they work rather than buying arf .. arf models.

[rwalters]

Have just ordered the Phoenix Sim with Futaba lead from Skyline, hopefully should get that in a couple of days and see how I get on.

Any tips on what heli I should be looking for ?

Regards

Richard

PS: Thanks guys for all your good advice and quick responses so far.

[rwalters]

Not sure if these will help other beginners like me, but found these on the web :

http://www.heliguy.com/nexus/learning.html

http://www.heliguy.com/nexus/controlls.html

http://www.heliguy.com/nexus/programming.html

http://www.heliguy.com/nexus/hardway.html

I found them quite useful.

Regards

Richard

[Disc]

Just dont buy a Nexus!!!

[3dbasher]

Disc Just dont buy a Nexus!!!

or a shuttle or ebay special!

[Disc]

There is a Raptor 30v2 on ebay from a Club member ends in under 2hours I can say its a good machine. The bloke selling it is a top guy.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Raptor-30-v2-R...QQcmdZViewItem


thats a top machine and been looked after

[3dbasher]

oooops unless you know the seller

[Disc]

oooops unless you know the seller

I was just looking at some other ebay stuff and spotted it. It is a nice machine and flys well. Seen it.

Didn't know it was on at all just found it, I know he know has a Knight sport a Raptor 60 and Twister 3D and probably something esle....

[fatmantom]

how much do u predict it will go for? (or how much do you think it is worth)

[rwalters]

There is a Raptor 30v2 on ebay from a Club member ends in under 2hours I can say its a good machine. The bloke selling it is a top guy.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Raptor-30-v2-R...QQcmdZViewItem


thats a top machine and been looked after

Looks like a nice piece of kit, I think personally I am going to buy a new kit mainly so that I can built it (with your help of course ) and learn how it works and goes together.

Would something large that a 30 be better, a 50 maybe ?