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[tonyheliman]

hi, my names tony and just joined heliaddicts. ive got a blade cx2 and twister v2. ive got the hang of the cx2 but the twister is abit of a handfull for me. any tips? thanks tony

[marktigere1]

Hi Welcome.

Practise practise and practise

Cheers

Mark

[Raptormadsteve]

Hi Tony and welcome to the family. But as Mark says practice is the key and a good sim
Steve

[Made2Fade]

Get Phoenix RC and a descent Transmitter (TX) if ya havent already got 1. Then as Mark already said... Practise practise and practise!

Lee

[Rick Rotorhead]

I started learning to hover with a Twister CP V2 - crap arn't they!
After more than 12 hours of airtime I eventually managed to fly her in proper circuits, but she keeps trying to pitch up. That Gyro is almost non existant and I had to hold some tail input permanently, which made doing turns rather interesting.
So don't worry the Twister IS a handful.
Take my advice, dump the Twister and get a small proper heli like a Trex, its so much more rewarding than fighting to keep the Twister in the air......

[pxr5]

I started learning to hover with a Twister CP V2 - crap arn't they!
After more than 12 hours of airtime I eventually managed to fly her in proper circuits, but she keeps trying to pitch up. That Gyro is almost non existant and I had to hold some tail input permanently, which made doing turns rather interesting.
So don't worry the Twister IS a handful.
Take my advice, dump the Twister and get a small proper heli like a Trex, its so much more rewarding than fighting to keep the Twister in the air......

thats very true but the twister is so easy to repair its just a must have i think. there is a way of looking after the single tail motor so they dont burn out quick and those thin carbon rods that break easy, you can buy 2 meter lengths of it for £2 and replace the carbon boom with an aluminum one (get from building supplies shop). you can bounce it off walls without damage too a lot of the time so its perfect to learn single blade heli's.

if he had a trex he would be on the phone ordering new parts after every session.

[pxr5]

some tips from me practice all the controls on the floor. put it on a plate and get used to the rudder, keep the tail pointing towards you, it took me about 2 weeks to have the balls to take it up into a hover and i crashed, i think third attempt i managed to hold it there, but it takes a big crash to get this thing out of the air, you can fly it with the frame hanging off and even when its got a broken head.

[del19_82]

I started with a twister, managed to get it hovering after about two hours flight time, then bought a Raptor 30v2 & after 2 gallons of fuel through it started doing figure eights. The bigger heli is definately easier to fly! Oh yeah, just remember to practice practice practice and have fun!!

Dez

[mattydred]

hey tony, hows it going? how many flights you had this morning? you want to be doing 3 packs in the morning and 3 packs in the afternoon (at least). like the lads say - practice makes perfect.

by the way lads - tony is my uncle. he sorted/paid for my first real heli flight/lesson for me.
[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hMCpff6Lp2k[/ame]

[Ade_Law]

phoenix will defo help you a lot! your cx2 tx will work just fine with it.

Ade

[mattydred]

phoenix will defo help you a lot! your cx2 tx will work just fine with it.

Ade

hi ade, will the phoenix sim come with the lead/dongle thingy to connect the tx to the pc. does the phoenix work on a basic pc with vista?
thanks matt

[robgt]

Yes, and should do.
Cheers,
Rob

[Ade_Law]

yes it has a USB dongle that plugs into your tx vista is fine. what spec is the PC?

Ade

[mattydred]

yes it has a USB dongle that plugs into your tx vista is fine. what spec is the PC?

Ade

i dont know the spec of the pc. its a basic package i think from pc world. the pc in question is my uncles pc (tonyheliman)
i will find out what the specs are because he wants 1 of the microsoft flight sims.

ive about sorted my own pc - got more ram, bought a new 750w psu and now looking for a cheapish x1950 graphics card

[helihead]

hi tony you should get evry thing you ever wanted to know about helis on this sit.get a good sim
pheonix is the best sim at the moment available on the net from any good model shops.
just got to get over this crap weather were havin at the moment,