gec Posted October 19, 2009 Report Share Posted October 19, 2009 bought my self a RC helicopter. It is a coaxial outdoor model for beginners. here'sthe link i was really surprised how hard it is to fly even a beginners model. i'm not sure is it my flying or the chopper is supposed to be so unstable. would be very grateful for any tips u have for me. it has a gyro. maybe needs some tuning? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreyKnight Posted October 19, 2009 Report Share Posted October 19, 2009 Tonar should have some good tips. All I know is you can get a RC simulator program and you can plug in your controller in to your PC and fly a virtual helicopter using the controls you would with a real version. So you can break the virtual helicopter a thousand times before you move on to the real thing, once you've gotten the hang of it. Don't know how much that costs though? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gec Posted October 19, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 19, 2009 i've got the simulator with the chopper but it is so unrealistic that i've gave up on it for now i'm just trying to make it hover stable. next would be to try to fly it some meters ahead and then to try to get it back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perfesser Posted October 19, 2009 Report Share Posted October 19, 2009 Not being an expert by any sense I would try to add some weight directly under the rotor shaft. Farther down the better, like tape some coins to the belly(no idea how much weight the thing could lift). It seems to me that would make it less responsive to the controls if it's too twitchy for you to get used to at first. Even the slightest gust of wind would be like a 50 mph wind to a small craft like that .... indoors maybe? And shouldn't a helicopter balance right at the rotor shaft? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gec Posted October 19, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 19, 2009 it's not the prob in balance. i've played a bit with direction gyro and got it to be bit steadier at least in one direction. and yes i am doing all that indoors. at least till i get little training. it's handful and very interesting. i've learned a lot about chopper flying. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enforcer57 Posted October 21, 2009 Report Share Posted October 21, 2009 Even my Dad initially found the RC choppers to be pretty hard to fly, and he had thousands of hrs in real ones, from TH-13s to AH-1Js. He soon mastered it though. Keep in mind that it's aerodynamically impossible for those things to fly......and they are somewhat addictive from what I've seen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonar Posted October 21, 2009 Report Share Posted October 21, 2009 Sweet, I have been flying RC planes for 17 years, but helis for only one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BadAim Posted October 21, 2009 Report Share Posted October 21, 2009 Holy crap Tonar, that thing sounds like a food processor. Talk about being caught between a wall and a sharp place. On the other hand that look on your face is definitely a Kodak moment! Gec, I recommend leaving yourself an escape path if your gonna try anything like that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gec Posted October 21, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 21, 2009 yeah, hekctick, isn't it!? at the moment i'm doing just that; trying to keep it steady hovering in one place in my room. I can, like go out and walk behind it and shit too. how's my english doing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enforcer57 Posted October 22, 2009 Report Share Posted October 22, 2009 "I can, like go out and walk behind it and shit too." Damn Gec, that's a neat trick. I'm curious as to the reaction of the local population; are they not offended by some guy operating a flying buzz-saw and "doing his business" at the same time? That should make U tube for sure. And Tonar, that vid is worthy of "North America's most fercked up videos." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gec Posted October 23, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 23, 2009 hmm .... so "too" would be to much there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonar Posted October 23, 2009 Report Share Posted October 23, 2009 I think it's best to restrict indoor flying to those little battery operated jobs; I don't think they had gas engines in mind for that. It's electric, 1.21 Gigawatt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoubleTap Posted October 23, 2009 Report Share Posted October 23, 2009 Sweet, I have been flying RC planes for 17 years, but helis for only one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonar Posted October 23, 2009 Report Share Posted October 23, 2009 DT- You can not go wrong with this http://www.hobbyzone.com/rc_planes_hobbyzone_super_cub.htm I got one for my father and brother. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perfesser Posted October 23, 2009 Report Share Posted October 23, 2009 For years I've been watching those Air Hogs commercials on TV. They look pretty cool and so cheap. A guy at work has a RC Piper Cub replica, wingspan 7 ft. It cost him more than a real Cub would have. I figured I would just go the ultralight route. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HH_RitterCuda Posted October 24, 2009 Report Share Posted October 24, 2009 cool I have been looking for one of those myself thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonar Posted October 24, 2009 Report Share Posted October 24, 2009 For years I've been watching those Air Hogs commercials on TV. They look pretty cool and so cheap. I figured I would just go the ultralight route. Airhogs are pretty cool for what they are. No know next to nothing about them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perfesser Posted October 26, 2009 Report Share Posted October 26, 2009 I think the original AirHogs were air powered but mostly batteries now. http://www.airhogs.com/ There must be 100 different ones. Planes, ornithopters, heli's, gyros, zero-G cars..... wow. Saw this one a few days back for the first time. http://www.buyswitchblade.com/ Short duration no doubt but I'm impressed by their innovation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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