helifest funfly, who flew?

[rachel]

I had a go, stood in the corner! Put one set of packs through the 600se in a very sedate bit of flying!

Watching that after flying at a club where I'm the only one that flies helis and the other club where I fly planks mostly makes me realise I need some serious practice!!!

hey never say that , I saw you fly , your not bad at all !
Flying is flying !
Just getting it to hover is such a big deal !!
so go you!
Well done it's such a big deal to fly in front of people .

[milly0812]

I think it's a trait that we all belittle our own level of flying, I guess we feel it's better to exceed expectation than to disappoint ?

[Mwazzer]

hey never say that , I saw you fly , your not bad at all !
Flying is flying !
Just getting it to hover is such a big deal !!
so go you!
Well done it's such a big deal to fly in front of people .

Thanks... And I think it's true, I've seen people fly really well, and then moan!

[mole hunter]

I had a fly (short one) on Friday afternoon. I was keen to see what it was like to fly at a public event and get a feel for a completely new field. I chose the very left spot so as to keep out of the way of the other helis. Jack Bishop was kind enough to stand with me and after a brief chat began some steady eights etc.

The two fields that I normally fly at have plenty of mature trees (you know what’s coming) and to date I’ve never messed with them but for some totally baffling reason I managed to misjudge my distance with one of those huge conifers.

Despite Jack’s warning and some evasive stick input, I still managed to collect the outer foliage. A split second later and it would have gone in much deeper and probably still be up there. Throttle hold – walk of shame.

The usual damage to the heli is not cheap but can be fixed quickly. The knock to one’s confidence in distance perception is another matter though.
The fact that even the pros get it wrong occasionally, isn’t much comfort because they are really pushing it while I'm just pootlin about

The lesson here I guess is - maybe start off with a smallish model like a 500 that feels comfortable in a confined space and get a feel for the terrain and light before flying the big stuff. How you competition pilots keep track of your helis against that light I don’t know. Maybe you can recommend some flying glasses to this old bloke?

Many thanks Jack for you help in picking the bits up.

Marty.

PS – Great flying Rachel on Sunday afternoon!

[milly0812]

Oh Marty !! I am soo glad I wasn't there this year to see that

I would have wet myself

[Gaza-Davies]

did the funfly and the comp awesome weekend ! nice to see some fresh weather at weston for a change

[rachel]

I had a fly (short one) on Friday afternoon. I was keen to see what it was like to fly at a public event and get a feel for a completely new field. I chose the very left spot so as to keep out of the way of the other helis. Jack Bishop was kind enough to stand with me and after a brief chat began some steady eights etc.

The two fields that I normally fly at have plenty of mature trees (you know what’s coming) and to date I’ve never messed with them but for some totally baffling reason I managed to misjudge my distance with one of those huge conifers.

Despite Jack’s warning and some evasive stick input, I still managed to collect the outer foliage. A split second later and it would have gone in much deeper and probably still be up there. Throttle hold – walk of shame.

The usual damage to the heli is not cheap but can be fixed quickly. The knock to one’s confidence in distance perception is another matter though.
The fact that even the pros get it wrong occasionally, isn’t much comfort because they are really pushing it while I'm just pootlin about

The lesson here I guess is - maybe start off with a smallish model like a 500 that feels comfortable in a confined space and get a feel for the terrain and light before flying the big stuff. How you competition pilots keep track of your helis against that light I don’t know. Maybe you can recommend some flying glasses to this old bloke?

Many thanks Jack for you help in picking the bits up.

Marty.

PS – Great flying Rachel on Sunday afternoon!

Thank you :-) , now don't be to hard on yourself , those trees get the best of us , just ask Ben Varley ;-) .
I Wouldnt fly on that peg as the trees were stupidly close
sorry for your crash :-(
.

[mole hunter]

Oh Marty !! I am soo glad I wasn't there this year to see that

I would have wet myself

Ha! In a way that would have been better Don. Instead there was a hushed "Aaaah" look, the old bloke has crashed his antique heli - bless!

Maybe I could get some sponsorship from the RNIB next year


Of down to my local field now to take it out on some saplings

Cheers, Marty

[gazmk2]

I just flew higher than the trees! and all the guys doing 3d!