hover help

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Hi I have just bought my first heli, a shuttle z with a sanwa rd 6000 remote. Have i made the right choice. I moved it around the grass last weekend,(scary isn't it) and this weekend might even try to get a couple of inches off the ground.any advice would be much appreciated. I live in birmingham is there any one local who might give me a couple of lessons

[Stuart]

Hi welcome to the site, there is nothing wrong with the type of heli and Tx your using but before starting can you just give us a bit more info:-

1. Are you using training gear
2. What engine is in it
3. What pitch range are you working with
4. Do you have a heading hold gyro
5. What throttle and pitch curves have you got ?, if memory serves me right the sanwa come with 5 point curves.

Where abouts ie.e which county round Birmingham do you live, I'd recommend finding your local club via the bmfa website which i've a link on the site here.

http://www.rcheliaddict.co.uk/module...viewlink&cid=1

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HI 1.yes i am using training gear 2.engine is an irvine 3. my pitch range is bottom 0 mid 5 top 8 set by the shop i bought it from 4.no heading hold gyro 5 have no idea I did say i was a complete beginner!!!!! I have never even handled a heli before i bought this one and really do know absolutely nothing about them. I bought this from a shop that had sold it to a guy who kept it for just 2 weeks before giving up. as yet he has not been in to collect his cash and hand over the manuals so i am completely in the dark, except for the fact that i have have never had so much fun from moving something around the grass on four big wheels. can't wait to get off the ground. cheers mick

[Stuart]

Okay,

The pitch and throttle curves are important if you have excel thier is a download on this site for a curve generator to give you a good feel for what it looks like.

For example

Throttle Curve
Point 1 = 0%
Point 2 = 25%
Point 3 = 50%
Point 4 = 75%
Point 5 = 100%

Pitch curve the same %, this basically positions the throttle at specific positions in relations to the pitch and vice versa. The idea being that you will hover around 5 degree's and have about 50% throttle.

Keep the heli light on the training gear and get used to the feel before leaving the ground. Once your in the air stay to a maximum of 1 foot. With no heading hold gyro your next mission will be get the revo mixing right between the pitch/engine torque and the tail pitch to ensure that the heli's nose doesn't drift when apply throttle.

I've uploaded a manual for Sanwa RD6000 Super & the RD6000 Sport from thier home site, download it and have a good read. Where do you live i.e. County/Town ?