Training gear or no training gear ???

[Sy76]

hi have been hovering my blade 400 around now for with training gear (sticks n pingpong balls) was thinking of taking them off ... do most people use these to start off been told they do sometimes make it more difficult as the heli isnt so balanced ... as long as i get landing right it be ok i supose on or off ???

[challis349]

If you've been landing gently and controlled overtime then tale them off, I used them once then took them off

[gorber]

Off. Probably.

If you are thinking about it, then you are probably at a stage where they are hindering your flying. Most people want to keep them too long as a comfort thing.

When I had them on I remember crashing and thinking "what the hell happened there??". I landed normally, but a little hard and I am sure it would have been ok without the training gear on. I have seen others do the same. So the comfort is pretty false.

[tiddler]

Yeah, if your happy with your landing abilities then take em off

[pchristy]

The sooner you can take them off the better. The heli will fly much better without them.

They are a bit like stabiliser wheels on kiddies bikes - they help you stop falling over at first, but also prevent you from progressing!

As soon as you can reliably pick your machine up and put it down straight, take them off!

[Sy76]

nice one ... thanks for the advise ... they coming off tonight working nights at an aerospace company so lunch time in one of out cleanrooms for a practice i think ... bloody weather outside is shite

[horsham rc]

defo off i had them on a 600 and when thay came off woo it was even more stable

[cupracing]

Agree with taking them off, they caused my first crash with my blade 400 as they dug in the ground.

[CiaranMal1]

I must take mine off.lol

[Al M]

Defo take them off... Del took the training gear of my Raptor pretty quickly, and it transformed the feel of the helicopter. When you do, just concentrate on keeping the heli nice and level and landing gently and you will be fine!

[Sy76]

Training gear is off and so gar so good .... Just need to progress from hovering now !

[del19_82]

Defo take them off... Del took the training gear of my Raptor pretty quickly, and it transformed the feel of the helicopter. When you do, just concentrate on keeping the heli nice and level and landing gently and you will be fine!

Mines got taken off when I wasn't looking, one of the guys just told me to go and get something from the club hut and when i came back he was throwing them across the field. . . . . So I did the same to Al M

[cjcj1949]

Training gear is off and so gar so good .... Just need to progress from hovering now !

Well done. Another milestone reached. When you hover with the heli pointing left or right try not to practice more one way than the other. I found pointing left much easier and I'm still trying to convince myself that right is just as easy.

Chris

[Thatsliam]

I'ma begginer but my LHS said that he'd teach me. He never told me to use training gear EVER. Just get some spare landing gear.