RC Helicopter

[iiyama]

Dave, get it over to Park Gate and Ash and I will sort it out. PM me for contact details.

[2thumbs]

All of my helis drift one way or another on take off if I don't use enough throttle. Try using a short burst of throttle to lift it quickly, then throttle back when you are a couple of feet off the ground. It's a bit of a balancing act!

[Tycho]

Don't you usually have to apply a bit of tail rotor as it is lifting off as well to keep it balanced?

[malman]

daveake said:

I could never get on with the training gear on my HoneyBee FP - it delays everything and I found that by the time I corrected the position it was too late.

Getting the thing a few feet away from the floor does help a lot.

training gear does slow down corrections slightly but it can also slow down issues that get you into trouble in the first place. The wider base can help prevent blade strikes due to tipping etc on less than controlled landings which can save money/rebuilds.

Some people don't like training gear because of the lag it induces as you found.

The best thing to do, which most people don't want to hear when they have a shiny new heli on the bench, is to spend time on a simulator to get some muscle memory in your thumbs. Simulator crashes are cheapest way to make mistakes.

[Hooli]

Tycho said:

Don't you usually have to apply a bit of tail rotor as it is lifting off as well to keep it balanced?

I think almost all the 'toy' sized ones are gyro'd these days so that isn't needed.

[fflyingdog]

daveake said:

I could never get on with the training gear on my HoneyBee FP - it delays everything and I found that by the time I corrected the position it was too late.

Getting the thing a few feet away from the floor does help a lot.

I agree its alot easier to fly once you get it a few feet off the floor,small stick movements and having an understanding of what the sticks do to the aircrafts atitude will help, when i learnt to fly helis i was told "its easy to fly just like balancing two ball bearings on top of each other" not far from the truth,make sure you have spare rotor blades pre ordered.