Things to Learn

[Rixy]

Hi there, im going to KLMs on saturday, to buy myself an MSR, and a DX6i to play with......im a complete novice at heli's, or any other rc model etc....

what i want to know is....

where do i start, what do i learn 1st?

Hover obv - need to be good at stable hover....but can anyone make a bullet point list fo things to learn, and master on mini heli's, before even contemplating anything larger....

Lesson plans please :-)

[tiddler]

1... Take off. (You will need to apply a little right aileron)
2... Tail in hover. (Move heli backwards, forwards, left and right)
3... Side on hover (Both left and right)
4... Nose in hover. (Quite difficult)
5... Simple circuits (In both directions)
6... Combining aileron / Elevator and rudder to achieve banked turns.

That should keep you busy for a bit

[gazza131]

1... Take off. (You will need to apply a little right aileron)
2... Tail in hover. (Move heli backwards, forwards, left and right)
3... Side on hover (Both left and right)
4... Nose in hover. (Quite difficult)
5... Simple circuits (In both directions)
6... Combining aileron / Elevator and rudder to achieve banked turns.

That should keep you busy for a bit

Graham,
when you say "tail in" / "nose in" i assume you mean "the tail facing the pilot" and "the nose facing the pilot" ?

[challis349]

Graham,
when you say "tail in" / "nose in" i assume you mean "the tail facing the pilot" and "the nose facing the pilot" ?

That's exactly what he means, nose in takes a lot of practice

[G-Bru]

Add Phoenix Sim to your shopping list. You will save yourself £££ in repair costs.

G

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[lankey]

Have a look at Radds School of Rotary Flight.... thats what I followed with my first ever heli.

Good luck and have fun.

[stumpe]

Have a look at Radds School of Rotary Flight.... thats what I followed with my first ever heli.

Good luck and have fun.

+1

Try and be as disciplined as possible with flying only try things small at first and progress at ur own pace, defo get a sim if you can this will help ur practice when you get out for real.

Lee

[Mart61]

1... Take off. (You will need to apply a little right aileron)
2... Tail in hover. (Move heli backwards, forwards, left and right)
3... Side on hover (Both left and right)
4... Nose in hover. (Quite difficult)
5... Simple circuits (In both directions)
6... Combining aileron / Elevator and rudder to achieve banked turns.

I'd add:
7... Repair and set-up methods (fixing what you break and setting it up once fixed)

[millerman]

Most important I think is

Enjoy yourself !!!!

Ahhhhhhh


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[wayne123]

The first thing is get a phoenix sim this was the best thing I ever did, if you are planing to fly outside then you need to start with 450 or 500 size machine and I say this from experience, I started with a trex 250 and if it was windy then I was grounded.

Once I got the 500 I came on at a very good rate and now I love flying the 700 it's just fantastic, what ever you do take your time it's not a race you just go out and do your own thing at your own pace.

By the way welcome to this fantastic and some time expensive hobby.

[mattydred]

first thing to learn is hide receipts from wife and get stuff sent to work address

[mattk]

the msr was my my first proper rc helicopter which i bought about 2 weeks ago but have bashed it so much i am now buying my second as my repairs aint great and i am now getting the hang of it.

[Rixy]

Have a look at Radds School of Rotary Flight.... thats what I followed with my first ever heli.

Good luck and have fun.

where can i find this then>?

[lankey]

where can i find this then>?

I'm using my phone to reply, sorry can't supply a link, but you'll find it via Google no problem.

It was just what I needed when I started out- a method to follow.

[tiddler]

where can i find this then>?

Click here