New to the RC world.

[Fiery dragon]

Hey people

My mrs got me a little helicopter for my birthday its a fiery dragon s032. Its what she got recommended for me at model zone.

Anyway just thought I would have a look about for some tips on flying.

Also found out that flying it outside when its windy isn't a good idea. Over the garage and into the neighbours garden

Thanks Dan!

[Mike W]

Hi Dan and welcome to the forum. It always starts with a toy then progresses into an addiction lol. Best advice is buy a sim and cheap tx and see if you really want to kep doing it as these little helis can be downhearting sometimes . But if you find its fn then you will end up with more and bigger helis as time goes on . have fun and above all enjoy it

[xygax]

Have fun i think its a lil coaxial they dont fly well in a wind speed inexcess of a brisk frat. Fly um indors to start with until you can get the hang of which way its pointind and fly it round in a circle...

Ohhh and get phoenix sim and a raido...

Steve

[snowy]

Welcome to the forum.
Phoenix flight sim and cheap tranny is the way to go.
Good luck with your flying (sometime it hurts!) your wallet.

[Darwil]

Hi Dan, I started off with a Syma S107, which is something similar to fly - if you get the bug it tends to snowball I've got 4 helis now and 1 small plank.
Phoenix is a good step if you want to take helis up as a hobby, its very good for saving your pocket grief lol! Know what you mean about neighbours gardens been there got the badge loads!!!
Enjoy buddy have fun!
D

[Fiery dragon]

Thanks for the welcome. What do i need for the sim? I have a mac so im not sure if it will support it.
Also our church has a big sports hall which i can use!! Result lol.

[Darwil]

Thanks for the welcome. What do i need for the sim? I have a mac so im not sure if it will support it.
Also our church has a big sports hall which i can use!! Result lol.

Have a look here:
http://www.phoenix-simv3.com/support.asp
It looks like you need an Intel based Mac and be running Windows on a virtual machine, but I'm pretty sure there are others on here that use Macs that have sims; might pay you to put a post up asking what they are using.
Who's the lucky one a Church hall is ideal for indoor flying, but take things easy and enjoy it and don't pressurise yourself to try and progress too quickly - there are plenty of folks who've taken a year to learn how to hover a CP heli without crashing it.
Enjoy it!!!
D
Oh sorry forgot, to run Phoenix you need a compatible tx, Spektrum dx6i is ideal - you can use it for the bigger helis as well so a good investment.

[AlastairC]

I have an old intel mac and it is not quite up to running Phoenix well enough in VMWare.Using Heli-X (HELI-X - News). It and my MCPx are great. Now have a massive reduction in spares costs needed to keep the bigger heli running.

[Cagey]

Is a sim really necessary ?

I know I'm in a minority here, but will say so anyway. Not everyone gets on with a sim ( me for one ) and unless you're determined to have one, then save yourself £80, plus having to buy a Spektrum t/x as well. After all you may not want to buy Spekky stuff if you've got a liking for Futaba or other makes. Personally I reckon there is no substitute for stick time, and doing this on an indoor co-axial heli will get you orientated enough to try your luck with a CP job. MCPX ? Great little machine, cheap to repair compared to other micros, but a bit twitchy for a first CP tho', and you need Spektrum to BNF if I'm not mistaken. Don't rush it buddy, take it slowly at first till you've decided helis are for you then revisit the what to buy next options. Best of luck buddy.

[Ross Northcott]

I know I'm in a minority here, but will say so anyway. Not everyone gets on with a sim ( me for one ) and unless you're determined to have one, then save yourself £80, plus having to buy a Spektrum t/x as well. After all you may not want to buy Spekky stuff if you've got a liking for Futaba or other makes. Personally I reckon there is no substitute for stick time, and doing this on an indoor co-axial heli will get you orientated enough to try your luck with a CP job. MCPX ? Great little machine, cheap to repair compared to other micros, but a bit twitchy for a first CP tho', and you need Spektrum to BNF if I'm not mistaken. Don't rush it buddy, take it slowly at first till you've decided helis are for you then revisit the what to buy next options. Best of luck buddy.

I think your comment regarding the sim is so far from the truth it unreal , sim is a MUST especially if your only starting out, i use mine all the time and it has improved my flying 500% if not more, how the hell you gonna ever try to learn inverted for instance, you aint gonna just think one day oh i try it at the field, it will end in a crash.

[Cagey]

Phoenix ain't for me.

I think your comment regarding the sim is so far from the truth it unreal , sim is a MUST especially if your only starting out, i use mine all the time and it has improved my flying 500% if not more, how the hell you gonna ever try to learn inverted for instance, you aint gonna just think one day oh i try it at the field, it will end in a crash.

Hi Gashead, well I did say it just wasn't for me. In fact to be fair I acknowledge that Phoenix is an excellent aid to learning without massive repair bills. But I stand firm on my opinion that not everyone gets on with it, and that stick time in real flying has got me from co-ax to CP easier, especially with the mCPX which has taught me more in a coupla dozen flights than a year on my Phoenix sim. It's a personal choice.

[Fiery dragon]

Thanks for the info guys will get good at this one before I go and buy a better one lol

[Cagey]

Good move.

Thanks for the info guys will get good at this one before I go and buy a better one lol

Very sensible decision my friend. Enjoy the bouncing all over the house, it's part of the fun

[Fiery dragon]

I've bounced all over the house the garden the next neighbours house and pretty much every thing!! Lol

[shellibranch]

I wanna share about choosing the first heli

As one of novices at RC helis, i've been concerned a lot about the prices, being able to fly as soon as coming to one's hands, wind resistance and 3D property. When choosing helis, novices are usually misled by ads. Some of them only wanna a try, not believing in keep this hobby. In fact, novices didn't have a real focus. So they were easily defeated by technological difficulties, then losing their faith and interests. After losing a bounch of money, they doubted their own abilities without experiecing the joy.

Choosing your first heli, you may consider many consequences. For example, I have baught several helis which totally cost me about $1,000. I think it is not too much, but not little too. Except for high price of heli, the expense of flight is really high. When you are at learner stage, a cheap heli with awful quality may be more dangerous. So cheap heli is not your first choice especially coming to learners. Novices may choose helis with high stability, medium size.
Last Christmas, Memaw bought me one of those remote control RC helicopters. How long did it take me to crash it into the ground? Less than 60 seconds. I kid you not. Lol.
This is the heli which i crashed it in such a speed. My Memaw baught it from geartaker.com.
RC_helicopter_30class.jpg
It's a cool heli. When i crashed it into the ground, i cried a lot. But i didn't give up. Memaw encouraged me to keep going. So i kept, & i got here.