Feeling incompetent after phoenix session!

[cyberman]

I decided to try something other than the Blade CX2 on Phoenix when I got in from work, and now wish I had not!
Basically I made a complete hash of every flight with a Trex 250 and crashed 80% of the time.

I could not hold a decent hover and swayed about like a drunken sailor, it was not a pretty sight and I cannot help but feel you would all have been laughing hysterically!!

I think its back to the CX2 for some confidence building over the weekend, and then maybe I'll try again.
Ok, my pessimisim may be heightened by a bottle of red wine but I was hoping for something better when I tried.

Oh well, I guess practice makes perfect and I should stick with it.

[sacko]

Try it on a 600, once you have nailed what you want to do, try it on the 250

[heliward0]

stick with it mate we all have bad days..

[Tom Burgess]

Basically I made a complete hash of every flight with a Trex 250 and crashed 80% of the time.

join the club lol

[Holst]

That was exactly what I was like when I first started as well.
Probably how 99% of people found it as well.

A real heli handles completely differently to the CX2 and what you are learning on the CX2 isnt particually helpfull when it comes to hovering a single blade heli.

The CX2 will help alot with orientation training (when the heli is facing towards you or to the side) but it wont really help at all with hovering.

Just keep trying and eventually it will click into place.

Keep the tail facing away from you and practice trying to keep the heli in one spot.

And dont practice with a trex250 as its a little twitchy bugger.
Try a Trex700 or Avant Aroura. The bigger they are the more slowly they move and the easyer you will find it.

[tiddler]

Try the easyFly50 m8. Its under "Training". You'll find it a lot easier than the T rex Its much bigger and far more stable.

[wildc4rd]

For what its worth, I find it harder to hover in Phoenix than it is in reality on the 600 or 700. That said, if you master hovering in the sim you will find it easy next time you try it for real.

[BigBeard]

It can be tough but just stick with it and it will come, remember that the lows fuel the highs

How have you setup your DX7 ? Transmitter setups makes a tremendous difference, I don't know if the DX6i settings here will translate to your transmitter but they might be worth looking at.

Also, as suggested above have a go with one of the bigger Trex models and add training gear.

[moonmanflyer]

A 250 is probably the most difficult CP heli to fly, play with something bigger, alot more stable

[heliboy]

I disagree with holst "Keep the tail facing away from you and practice trying to keep the heli in one spot."

keep the tail towards you not away from you....

[Holst]

I disagree with holst "Keep the tail facing away from you and practice trying to keep the heli in one spot."

keep the tail towards you not away from you....

Sorry that was a typo :P

[p4ddy]

Give it a try on one of the 50/90's & use the hover training. I reckon it will be easier on the brain to learn one controll at a time.

[matt27]

i have tryed all the models and i found the logo 500 to be the most stable
also the trex 600 electic or nitro are good aswell
and dont worry about crashing, your on a sim so it aint costing u a penny
and agreed that the 250 is extremely twitchy, im not the best but know how to hover but i bin the 250 aswell
good luck m8

[andylinney]

Another great tool on the sim is the ability to turn down the simulation speed. You can knock it down to say 50% and then get comfortable in the hover, turn it up to 60% and repeat until you're back at 100%. I find that really useful at times.

[p4ddy]

Another great tool on the sim is the ability to turn down the simulation speed. You can knock it down to say 50% and then get comfortable in the hover, turn it up to 60% and repeat until you're back at 100%. I find that really useful at times.

I've tried that for piro tic tocs but i still can't figure them out??