HELP PLEASE! Syma S031 helicopter question.

[prob70]

Hi everyone, I am new to all this so hence the reason why, compared to some people, I have a basic R/C Helicopter but I have a question that I hope someone could help me with. I was bought this Helicopter for Christmas so unfortunately no reviews or anything were done by my wife to see what this helicopter was like to fly.
The Helicopter is great but really fails badly to move forward in even the slightest wind. After reviewing this online I see that other people have had the same problem.
I am by far no expert but it would appear that maybe it either needs a larger rotor blade or a faster motor at the rear. If I push the control forward and try to increase the speed to go against the breeze the helicopter just gets higher and higher, so i am fighting a loosing battle.
My other thought was that if somehow the rear blade could be slightly more angled in some way to tilt the helicopter forward more then the main blides will help to push the Helicopter forward. This is all new to me so it is all guess work but would really appreciate some feedback in simple terms as to what I can do or if there are any modifications that can be done to make this thing fly forward in a slight wind.
You're help would really be appreciated.

[Vikki]

You need the nose to tip forward more so adjusting the pitch of the rear rotor should help. Thing is, that loads the rear motor more and it might actually slow a little and you'll be back to square one. Maybe a little extra weight on the nose to help it tip forward more. You'll likely need to keep the direction stick held back a bit to hover and compensate for the changed centre of gravity.

Hope that is of some help.

Beat regards.

Vikki.

[prob70]

Thanks Vikki for the info, i thought adjusting the pitch maybe the case. The only problem is that the rear rotor is fixed and not adjustable as it is only a basic beginner version really. I will certainly give the weight a go at the fron and see what happens. I had not thought of that. Any other ideas would be appreciated.

Cheers,

Paul

[Vikki]

I thought you were thinking of warming the tail blades up a bit and gently twisting them to increase the pitch angle. That wouldn't upset the centre of gravity. I guess it's a case of suck it and see. Wishing you good luck.

Vikki.

[paulsouthport]

I think really the biggest problem is, being co-ax and fixed pitch, it simply won't handle any kind of wind.

[prob70]

Thanks once again Vikki. Another great idea, had not thought of that. I will give that a try also. Thanks paulsouthport also, I had sort of come to the conclusion that was the case but any little tip is worth a try. I guess a more advanced one is the way to go in the end. Thanks again for all the tips.
Paul