Feeling a bit chuffed :) (Thanks Satch)

[tiddler]

After having read the thread "I blooming done it" by Satch last Saturday, I couldn't resist the urge any longer, so decided to set my T Rex 450 up with negative pitch and an idle up throttle curve.
Well I did that during the week, and have since then been looking at it wondering if I would actually have the b**ls to click the switch and go for a flip.
Thankfully I had a perfect excuse not to, what with the weather being so grotty and windy etc. Until this afternoon that is
Anyway I did a couple of packs getting used to switching in and out of idle up and punching the throttle through positive into negative to get the feel of things ....... So far so good. I was now left with no more excuses.
I flew her straight away from me, gained plenty of height and went for a backward flip
I went perfectly all be it a little slow on the roll rate, but not too bad, and I was delighted to say the least. Having calmed myself, I landed, put a fresh pack in and did two more Came home with my heli in one piece and feeling well chuffed with myself.

Thanks Satch I might not have pushed myself it it wasn't for you and your thread

[Snowsurfer]

Nice work !!!

Its a nice feeling, even nicer when you come home in one piece

[Mojo]

Well done tiddler..

[Smoothound]

Nice going

To be honest you should now get into the habit of not leaving the ground in normal. Normal curve is not for flying

[bolders]

Congrats mate

Really pleased for you

so whats your next move

[brin]

well done graham .i have been flying in idle up for some time but never thought to go for a flip something else to add to the to do list .

[Nick B]

Well in Graham

Bit of courage goes a long way

[Xige]

Great job Graham, I'm still mastering all orientations hovering, hopefully one day I'll get to the stage when I'lll be able to do a trick or two lol (I hope). Hearing these great stories of sucess gives me confidence to go for it =) Thanks Graham

[Hangar-7]

Well done - you needed an extra push and Satch encouraged you to do that... that's what the forum is about.

Pleased for you.

[trillian]

Hey! Cool!

That rocks

[coptermanic]

Nice one Graham, well done for having the bo££ocks !!!!!!!!!!!

[tiddler]

Congrats mate

Really pleased for you

so whats your next move

Thanks bolders

Well I'm going to take a look at my swash mix and see if I can liven up the cyclic response a little. Then perhaps a few forward elevator flips plus some aileron flips, and If I can get some decent cyclic response, then some tic tocs may be on the horizon although I may have to upgrade my cyclic servos for that.

[tiddler]

Well in Graham

Bit of courage goes a long way

You are sooooo right,
Having now done it three times, I have just confirmed to myself that it really is just like doing it in Phoenix.
And its easier than you think. Its just a matter of going for it

[trillian]

So I assume you got the tail behaving properly now?

I am anxious to fly my new(ish) 450 with the new canopy, it's so bright it creates the optical illusion of making the black frame dissapear.

[tiddler]

So I assume you got the tail behaving properly now?

I am anxious to fly my new(ish) 450 with the new canopy, it's so bright it creates the optical illusion of making the black frame dissapear.

Get it over here then. Tomorrow late pm looks ok ish