Lessons in Southampton area.

[helimadness]

Hi All.
Currently living in China at the moment and taught myself to fly helis about 18 months ago.
Heading to Europe at the end of September start October and will be visiting family in Southampton area.

Looking to take a couple of lessons when I am there and was wondering if anyone can recommend a good person / club to contact.

Cheers

[machasm]

You could try South hants. They have some excellent pilots there.

[PorscheBoy]

Hi All.
Currently living in China at the moment and taught myself to fly helis about 18 months ago.
Heading to Europe at the end of September start October and will be visiting family in Southampton area.

Looking to take a couple of lessons when I am there and was wondering if anyone can recommend a good person / club to contact.

Cheers

Come down and see us at South Hants Helis (Between Southampton & North Baddesley), easy access from all directions)

PM Discoferret or JimmyHorns for the location.

Note, electric heli only (no size restriction), and evidence of BMFA or RCHA insurance required. We fly every weekend and some of us who can, through the week (dawn to dusk flying).

We have some really good pilots who can certainly help including a BMFA examiner

[helimadness]

Come down and see us at South Hants Helis (Between Southampton & North Baddesley), easy access from all directions)

PM Discoferret or JimmyHorns for the location.

Note, electric heli only (no size restriction), and evidence of BMFA or RCHA insurance required. We fly every weekend and some of us who can, through the week (dawn to dusk flying).

We have some really good pilots who can certainly help including a BMFA examiner

Thanks will do. Unfortunately I think I will only manage to bring m 250. Last time I took the 500 was just a pain getting the lipos through security at the airports. Goblin unfortunately just not so practical to get in the case. Also carting a new baby along to space a little limited. That was my excuse to buy the 250 anyway :-)

Dont have insurance. Looks like have to get the BMFA through a club?

Also keen on doing a "b" test (or is the easy one "a" ? ) Just out of interest. Who is the BMFA examiner there? Maybe I can contact them and see what he chances are of doing.

Cheers

[PorscheBoy]

Thanks will do. Unfortunately I think I will only manage to bring m 250. Last time I took the 500 was just a pain getting the lipos through security at the airports. Goblin unfortunately just not so practical to get in the case. Also carting a new baby along to space a little limited. That was my excuse to buy the 250 anyway :-)

Dont have insurance. Looks like have to get the BMFA through a club?

Also keen on doing a "b" test (or is the easy one "a" ? ) Just out of interest. Who is the BMFA examiner there? Maybe I can contact them and see what he chances are of doing.

Cheers

No probs, plenty of room for a 250 ....LOL .

Couple of the guys bring their kids down, and we all become surrogate dads whilst they fly.

Your call on which insurance, I have got RCHA insurance, and it was easy done through Stuart (and its cheaper than BMFA I think).

The A test is the first and easier one (so I'm told!!!) Not sure if you can take your B before getting your A though.

Mattie-Lodge is our examiner . He is a busy guy, but if he can help I'm sure he will, top bloke is our Matt

[aparkin]

Mattie-Lodge is our examiner . He is a busy guy, but if he can help I'm sure he will, top bloke is our Matt

+1 really nice man send him a pm
mattie-lodge

[milly0812]

Lessons in Southampton area.

He is a lovely bloke .......cack handed mode 1 ..... But lovely

[mattie-lodge]

Thanks Guys for the nice complements

Im always up for a test and the odd lesson or two

As the guys knew Ive been pretty busy with work recently, but it's calming down a bit now.

Shoot us a PM and let us know when you want to do it

[mattie-lodge]

He is a lovely bloke .......cack handed mode 1 ..... But lovely

Actually the Heli world is going more Mode 1 now

[milly0812]

Lessons in Southampton area.

Actually the Heli world is going more Mode 1 now

Sorry but too old and stuck in my way to change now. I will hold on I'm sure mode 2 will come back into fashion like Lionel Blairs lol

[aparkin]

yes and while your at it bring back
Marathon bars

[helimadness]

Woo Hoo I fly mode 1 as well like most other people here. That is why I started mode one so I fitted in.
Looks like not every one will be laughing at me

[PorscheBoy]

Woo Hoo I fly mode 1 as well like most other people here. That is why I started mode one so I fitted in.
Looks like not every one will be laughing at me

Well that will be three of you then...... One of our newer members is also cack handed, sorry, I mean mode 1, and yes we will still laugh at you (except at Mattie coz he's bigger than us, oh and a touch brilliant at the sticks).

[helimadness]

Well that will be three of you then...... One of our newer members is also cack handed, sorry, I mean mode 1, and yes we will still laugh at you (except at Mattie coz he's bigger than us, oh and a touch brilliant at the sticks).

Everything I have driven or ridden in my life with a motor in it has the gas peddle on the right. Seemed like the obvious way to go for me.
The only funky thing is the cyclic is split which seems a bit wired. When I first started on the sim I had the cyclic both elevator and Aileron on the left. Got a local guy to see what he thought of the sim I had and he was like WTF is that. So quickly change to normal mode 1.

Wont be the first time I have been laughed at so all good. :-)

[PorscheBoy]

I tried a mode 1 on the SIM, even more of a total disaster than my normal flying!
I'll stick with mode 2.... :-)