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www.rchelispot.com/ is good.
one to avoid is runryder - all the info on there is basically vetted as to it's commercial interest to the site owner, so you get no real info at all, only biased and intentionally false.
one to avoid is runryder - all the info on there is basically vetted as to it's commercial interest to the site owner, so you get no real info at all, only biased and intentionally false.
www.rcgroups.com/forums
www.rcuniverse.com/forum
Both have loads of good heli stuff.
www.rcuniverse.com/forum
Both have loads of good heli stuff.
Edited by stovey on Thursday 1st February 07:50
If you master the twister, you'll find a Raptor of any description an absolute piece of pee. The smaller the heli, the less stable, the harder to learn and master. 
You'll find there are many "experts" on larger heli's that can't fly a micro for toffee, but I've yet to find anyone who can fly a micro can't handle a larger heli with 1/2 the effort!!
You'll find there are many "experts" on larger heli's that can't fly a micro for toffee, but I've yet to find anyone who can fly a micro can't handle a larger heli with 1/2 the effort!!
So I'm told, but the little twister is driving me nuts! Trying to teach yourself something when you don't know what you're doing wrong nor knowing what to do to learn it right is quite hard. Small steps me thinks............
I'm using a very small area in the dining room with lots of solid furniture to keep me focused, but progession is slow..
Wating for the battery packs to charge before round 2 today!
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I'm using a very small area in the dining room with lots of solid furniture to keep me focused, but progession is slow..
Wating for the battery packs to charge before round 2 today!
G
Right - bear with me before you try again, I'm going to hunt down a link to a list of lessons a friend of mine did. Despite how daft it sounds, you DONT need to take off to learn how to fly these things, and you will learn a lot quicker (with zero breakages) if you keep it on the floor.
The lessons are... somewhat differently written... shall we say (he's american, and a bit of an oddball
)
Basic idea is to keep it on the floor and within a 2ft box while making it skate about with various inputs - you master what ONE input is going to do at a time, then add them all together, before you ever get off the floor.
I learnt using his technique after a shakey start, and the first time I took off after doing his lessons, I hovered out almost an entire pack without any major hassles. I flew my raptor (that I had been too scared to try previously) the following weekend without ANY problems at all.
There are tons of us that learnt using this technique - same result every time.
The lessons are... somewhat differently written... shall we say (he's american, and a bit of an oddball
) Basic idea is to keep it on the floor and within a 2ft box while making it skate about with various inputs - you master what ONE input is going to do at a time, then add them all together, before you ever get off the floor.
I learnt using his technique after a shakey start, and the first time I took off after doing his lessons, I hovered out almost an entire pack without any major hassles. I flew my raptor (that I had been too scared to try previously) the following weekend without ANY problems at all.
There are tons of us that learnt using this technique - same result every time.
www.dream-models.com/eco/flying-index.html
there ya go. that's the introductory page, lessons are linked down right hand side.
As I say, the slightly bizarre theme is down to the author, but behind it all the lessons really do work.
there ya go. that's the introductory page, lessons are linked down right hand side.
As I say, the slightly bizarre theme is down to the author, but behind it all the lessons really do work.
Thanks davi will give it a try. Back to basics!
Its the smooth floor I'm hav ing trouble with, can't find one! Carpet is sticky and I'm sure is not helping learn the inputs.
I have got the think airborne (briefly) but its keeping it where you want it thats the hard part.
I think I'm on my 10th pack already but not mear the master radd seems to think for the stage of progress!!!
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Its the smooth floor I'm hav ing trouble with, can't find one! Carpet is sticky and I'm sure is not helping learn the inputs.
I have got the think airborne (briefly) but its keeping it where you want it thats the hard part.
I think I'm on my 10th pack already but not mear the master radd seems to think for the stage of progress!!!
G
Edited by triple7 on Thursday 1st February 14:07
nip down to the nearest hardware store and get a large sheet of hardboard - it makes a perfect skid pan for these micro's It's also not very hard so quite giving when you have... a spill (though if you don't leave the floor, you obviously haven't got far to spill anyway!)
Carpet will severely hinder you picking it up from scooting about - the inputs needed are minute in the air, and reasonably well reflected on a shiny surface, on carpet you could be putting in 10 times too much movement to get no where near the same reaction. Biggest problem at your stage is over-control. Stick it one way, panic, stick full tilt the other. In a hover you will hardly see the stick inputs if you watch someone else, really, really small.
oh - and when you do finally go for the big take off, don't forget to keep at a reasonable height - too high and you'll create a vacuum above the blades, which will pull the heli into the ceiling before you can blink... it's tricky getting the blade marks off the ceiling, believe me
It's also not very hard so quite giving when you have... a spill (though if you don't leave the floor, you obviously haven't got far to spill anyway!) Carpet will severely hinder you picking it up from scooting about - the inputs needed are minute in the air, and reasonably well reflected on a shiny surface, on carpet you could be putting in 10 times too much movement to get no where near the same reaction. Biggest problem at your stage is over-control. Stick it one way, panic, stick full tilt the other. In a hover you will hardly see the stick inputs if you watch someone else, really, really small.
oh - and when you do finally go for the big take off, don't forget to keep at a reasonable height - too high and you'll create a vacuum above the blades, which will pull the heli into the ceiling before you can blink... it's tricky getting the blade marks off the ceiling, believe me
Edited by Davi on Thursday 1st February 14:13
triple7 said:
HA HA, made larf the last bit. I've since moved some furniture and bow have a good sized area to play in. Yup, better forget all I have done to date and go by a board of plastic or wood!
Me off to the shops................................
So you got a Raptor 30 or 50?
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Me off to the shops................................
So you got a Raptor 30 or 50?
G
that's the ticket - you'll know when you've got it *just* right because your better half will walk in and ask WTF you think you are doing
Got a Raptor 30 (well was originally) and a large box of bits that will be Airwolf based around a 50. Got a few other electrics as well from a sub-micro I made (8" span) up to eco 8 - they get most use as I can sling them around the garden without having to get all the starter gear out!!!
Good luck man, should be fun. The Twister's quite a nice little heli. Be careful though because it's addictive. Give it 12 months and you'll end up like me : www.raptorv2.co.uk 
roop said:
Good luck man, should be fun. The Twister's quite a nice little heli. Be careful though because it's addictive. Give it 12 months and you'll end up like me : www.raptorv2.co.uk
12 months? what were you doing for the other 6 then
'tis a tad addictive isn't it.
roop said:
Good luck man, should be fun. The Twister's quite a nice little heli. Be careful though because it's addictive. Give it 12 months and you'll end up like me : www.raptorv2.co.uk
My daughters bf just bought a Raptor V2 with Sanyo rc gear and 3.6 engine, all in for £300. I've just built it for him and he is having it checked out by a local rc shop. They said they'll train us both to hover in 2 hours. Is this realistic? and how hard are they to fly?
The Raptor is a a great training helicopter. Hovering in 2 hours is entirely feasible. Hovering at 90 degrees, nose-in or inverted is another matter. That's the thing with helicopters, you never really stop learning. They are a really great challenge. Good luck and if you have any queries, just shout...!
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