The slowest learner in the (North)West?

[Snarf]

Well I did my first flips today with the 450 SE V2. Checking my flight log (yes I'm sad enough to keep one) I find that it has taken me 265 flights (25 hours) and 3 crashes to get this far since starting with this bird in October last year.

Is this a record ?

Whatever - I am still totally made up. The first two flips were very messy with far too much collective, mostly at the wrong time. She bounced all over the sky. Luckily I started from a steady hover at 5,000 feet (well, let's call it 50) so there was plenty of time to recover. Landed to let my heart rate return from wherever it went and to allow my buttocks to unclench. Swapped packs, had a breather and tried again. Gentler on the collective but will need to do lots of work on cyclic co-ordination to stop the rotation when horizontal.

Back to the SIM for a while with the wind turned right up

Just had to share a great day with you guys

[Balders]

many congrats, great milestone (even if it took a while!)

[Made2Fade]

You just go at any pace you want mate... the whole point of it is your having fun at the end of the day. So take your time IMO. Unless you got ya heart set on entering 3DMasters
Seriously though... well done its a great feelin when ya first do then flips.
Cheers
Lee

[Tim Procter]

Great post Snarf, Well done on your first flips though..

Can we expect your first inverted hover by the year 2020 now.

[GtD]

Hi m8 - I too have a Trex 450 as my 1st 'proper' heli - and only did my 1st loop a couple of weeks back...so I know what you mean about heart rate/buttocks clenched .

Haven't done a flip yet...maybe this weekend!

I don't know how many flights I've done...certainly not as many as you - I don't get many chances to fly! Probably done about 20-30 flights (not organised to have a log) - but taking it at a fairly gentle pace. Doesn't really matter how long it takes...as long as we all have fun!

[Rotorhead]

Better to be "slow" than try to rush things, and its always best practice to really learn all the basics before getting into the advanced stuff.

[rcheli]

Doesn't really matter how long it takes...as long as we all have fun!

Started March 2007
probably 30-40 ish flights
still on the 8's
at this rate it will take me 10-12 years to do 265 flights
but i'm having fun

[kerhs]

Drinks are on you then???

[xygax]

Good on you Snarf.... Its taken me 3 years 7 helis and i dont keep track of krashes any more..... and i dont know how many hours.... and i can hold a steady hover and just about do a little foward fright but need a bit more for circuits..... we will see if a little turn is doable tomrrow....

Best of luck on your progression hope its a bit quicker than mine.....

Steve