Need to gen up....recommend a good book?

[Dogflyer]

Right guys, from previous responses to my posts, it seems i need to grasp the basics of RC helicopters before i bore you all with my extremely novice questions...

Is there any recommended literature out there that will help?

Cheers, Dan

[Darwil]

No real need to buy a book, have a look at this website it is pretty good.
http://www.rchelicopterfun.com/index.html

[smokingtommy]

all depends on what you would like to know , a very good start is here
Heli Skills and Setup 101 - LOOK here first! - HeliFreak
ccpm is a very good start
gyro 101 is also a must see
Pitch and Throttle Curves 101

[Dogflyer]

Brilliant thanks Darwil!

Dan

[Dogflyer]

And smokingtommy!

I wish i would have read some of tis prior to smashing the new copter!

[electricsceadu]

if you want a book to read and then read again until you grasp it then ray holsters books a good one
he even does a dvd series so you can have the best of both worlds
look at midlands/fast lad under te book/magazine sections

[Darwil]

No problem m8 pleasure to be able to help another newbie. Only thing I would say about that site is that once you get to cp helis I would be more inclined to go for the TRex or TRex clone route, while the blade 400/450 is good the alternatives are better and building yourself gives you a better ability to fix them when you crash - which we all do; even the best of us do that! LOLZ

[zoombolt]

I read & would recommend 'flying model helicopters' by Dave Day. It's a little dated, but it has the basics right through to advanced stuff.

I found it informative.